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[Bug libc/3425] New: gethostbyname() with RES_USE_INET6 breaks with CNAME records


Running Fedora Core 5 with all the latest patches, including glibc-2.4-11. When
resolving a host with gethostbyname() and res.options |= RES_USE_INET6,
everything works fine unless the name being resolved is a CNAME. Examples:

RES_USE_INET6 not set, gethostbyname("smtprelay.t-online.de") performs an A
record lookup, and receives a CNAME record response ("fmrlallmx.t-online.com")
and additional A records with the first few names of the many A records for
fmrlallmx.t-online.com. The function returns these addresses to the application.

RES_USE_INET6 set, gethostbyname("fmrlallmx.t-online.com") performs a AAAA
record lookup, receives a negative reply, and subsequently performs an A record
lookup, returning the results to the application as IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses.

RES_USE_INET6 set, gethostbyname("smtprelay.t-online.de") performs a AAAA record
lookup, receives a CNAME response ("fmrlallmx.t-online.com", as usual) with no
additional records, and stops there, returning NULL to the application.

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           Summary: gethostbyname() with RES_USE_INET6 breaks with CNAME
                    records
           Product: glibc
           Version: 2.4
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: arjones at simultan dot dyndns dot org
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
 GCC build triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu
  GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3425

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