Description of problem: Running 'nmap -sR localhost' causes a defunct zombie spamd process. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): spamassassin-2.44-11.8.x nmap-3.00-4 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Fully updated RHL 9 installation with spamd enabled. 2. Do 'nmap -sR localhost' as any user. 3. Actual results: A defunct, zombie process is left behind. Expected results: There should not be a defunct, zombie process left behind. Additional info: There is some possibility this could be exploited in a DoS attack, if an attacker could figure out how to cause many zombies to pile up. In my simple experience, not really trying to do anything malicious, I have never seen multiple zombies. When a new one is created, the previous one somehow disappears. Oh, this might be related to bug 86029, but Bugzilla says I'm not authorized to access it. In case you're wondering why I run 'nmap -sR localhost', I do this each Sunday to put something in /var/log/secure, so that I could tell if something later in the week truncated that file to zero length.
closing due to inactivity and this is an ancient version. If you still see this problem with spamassassin-3.0.x, then you should report it to upstream bugzilla.