Bug#1117959: ipv6_route flags RTF_ADDRCONF and RTF_PREFIX_RT are not cleared when static on-link routes are added during IPv6 address configuration
On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:12:40 +0200
Garri Djavadyan <g.djavadyan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> A year ago I noticed a problem with handling ipv6_route flags that in
> some scenarios can lead to reachability issues. It was reported here:
>
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=219205
>
>
> Also it was recently reported in the Debian tracker after checking if
> the latest Debian stable is still affected:
>
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1117959
>
>
> Unfortunately, the Debian team cannot act on the report because no one
> from the upstream kernel team has confirmed if the report in the
> upstream tracker is valid or not. Therefore, I am checking if anyone
> can help confirm if the observed behavior is indeed a bug.
>
> Many thanks in advance!
>
> Regards,
> Garri
>
Linux networking does not actively use kernel bugzilla.
I forward the reports to the mailing list, that is all.
After than sometimes developers go back and update bugzilla
but it is not required or expected.
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