[QPID-1722] Use of gethostbyname() in Socket.cpp isn't thread safe

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: M1, M2, M2.1, M3, M4
• Fix Version/s: 0.5
• Component/s: C++ Broker, C++ Client
• Assignee: Andrew Stitcher
• Reporter: Andrew Stitcher
• Created: 09/Mar/09 21:20
• Updated: 09/Mar/09 21:22
• Resolved: 09/Mar/09 21:22

Description

Using gethostbyname() like this in multiple threads at once (for instance connecting simultaneously) may cause client/broker crashes

The best fix is to replace the old API used with the re-entrant and more featureful getaddrinfo() API