[Bug 241305] Re: security.ubuntu.com not accessible in IPv6 (AAAA record missing in the DNS)

[Mark Schouten]

It has become clear to me, in the past couple of years, that Canonical
isn't really interested in stuff like this. They don't really understand
IPv6, and don't care enough to work on it. The only thing that
officially runs IPv6 is because some people whined about that long
enough in #ubuntu-mirrors, and because it is not probable that it breaks
stuff. BTW: It's not Canonical that made that possible, but some
mirroradmins of other companies (that do care).

So, IPv6 for Ubuntu will probably be on the same day that it has more
users than Windows.

PS: This really is the wrong place for this bug. But 3.5 years of
ignorance on Canonicals part calls for a rant of some kind.

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Title:
  security.ubuntu.com not accessible in IPv6 (AAAA record missing in the
  DNS)

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Dear,

  The apt source list for security update is by default configured  to
  security.ubuntu.com.

  When you have a system using only IPv6 (and having not access to IPv4 via NAT-PT),
  security.ubuntu.com is only reachable in IPv4. 

  It would be wise to configure an AAAA record to security.ubuntu.com to at least
  point to one of the many mirrors supporting IPv6 connectivity.

  That would avoid system running natively in IPv6 to lack by default the security
  update.

  Thanks a lot,

  Kind regards

  PS : I checked this as being a security vulnerability but this is more a configuration issue
  on the Ubuntu network infrastructure than a real security vulnerability:
   

  A DNS AAAA request :

  
  dig -t AAAA security.ubuntu.com

  ; <<>> DiG 9.4.1-P1 <<>> -t AAAA security.ubuntu.com
  ;; global options:  printcmd
  ;; Got answer:
  ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 26872
  ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

  ;; QUESTION SECTION:
  ;security.ubuntu.com.           IN      AAAA

  ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
  ubuntu.com.             3600    IN      SOA     ns1.canonical.com. hostmaster.canonical.com. 2008061805 10800 3600 604800 3600

  ;; Query time: 134 msec
  ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
  ;; WHEN: Thu Jun 19 15:17:39 2008
  ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 98

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