Description of problem: if interface name is exactly 16 characters long, the nameif program crashes due to buffer owerflow Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): net-tools-1.60-62 net-tools-1.60-73 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1.modprobe dummy 2. ifconfig -a to get MAC_ADDR of the dummy interface 3. echo "dummy01234567890 MAC_ADDR" >>/etc/mactab 4. nameif Actual results: buffer owerflow Expected results: interface name change or error that name is too long Additional info: nameif returns weird messages when name is too long...
Fixed in rawhide