New submission from Martin Turon:
When binding to AF_PACKET linux kernel sockets, the interface name is not
passed in when given -- it is always "". This causes problems, for example,
receiving packets to a "monitor0" interface doesn't work.
diff -r a6548e230ed6 Modules/socketmodule.c
--- a/Modules/socketmodule.c Thu Oct 27 19:33:22 2016 +0300
+++ b/Modules/socketmodule.c Thu Oct 27 11:13:12 2016 -0700
@@ -1344,6 +1344,7 @@
{
struct sockaddr_ll *a = (struct sockaddr_ll *)addr;
char *ifname = "";
+ // ^^ ifname should be set to interface name passed in via sockaddr.
struct ifreq ifr;
/* need to look up interface name give index */
if (a->sll_ifindex) {
----------
messages: 279558
nosy: mturon
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: socket.bind to AF_PACKET should use passed interface name
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