[Pkg-libvirt-maintainers] Bug#704803: Bug#704803: libvirt-bin: Dnsmasq uses /etc/hosts from host which breaks on (at least) isolated networks

[Guido Günther]

Hi,
On Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 11:19:19PM -0400, Daniel Dickinson (sole proprieter) wrote:
> Package: libvirt-bin
> Version: 0.9.12-11
> Severity: normal
> 
> Because libvirt-bin dnsmasq instances uses hostnames and ip addresses
> from /etc/hosts on the host DNS requests for a hostname specified for
> a libvirt address (e.g. on an isolated network) also return the
> results from /etc/hosts.  Particularly on an isolated network (where
> /etc/hosts ips are usually not valid) this breaks virtual hosts, or
> the host requesting an address from the libvirt-bin dnsmasq intending
> to only get a VM's address on an isolated network.
> 
> /etc/hosts should not be used by libvirt-bin's dnsmasq instances IMO.

Due to the freeze this isn't going to be fixed for stable. Could you
check the version in experimental, we did quiet some fixing in the
dnsmasq area.
Cheers,
 -- Guido