[Pkg-clamav-devel] Bug#616172: clamav-daemon doesn't listen on ipv6 [::]

[Török Edwin]

On 2011-03-03 00:15, Brian P Kroth wrote:
> Package: clamav-daemon
> Version: 0.96.5+dfsg-1.1
> Severity: normal
> Tags: ipv6
> 
> 
> I'm trying to get clamd to listen over ipv6 (eg ::) but no options I've
> fed TCPAddr seem to allow for this - they just error out and clamd won't
> start.
> 
> If I just specify TCPSocket it will only listen on 0.0.0.0.
> 
> Let me know if you need anything else.

freshclam supports IPv6, but could you please explain why clamd would
need IPv6 support?
You can only safely use clamd inside a LAN, and the LAN has IPv4 anyway.

Also with IPv6 clamd would be routable from the outside world (because
your machine would be), and anyone could issue commands to your clamd,
unless explicitly firewall its port, so listening on IPv6 would be a
security risk.

Best regards,
--Edwin