Fixed a bug that caused a deadlock when binding to an IP that is not assigned to any network interface.

tests/udpcap_test/src/udpcap_test.cpp

@@ -94,6 +94,30 @@ TEST(udpcap, RAIIWithSomebodyWaiting)
   // Delete the socket
 }
 
+// Test the return value of a bind with an invalid address
+TEST(udpcap, BindInvalidAddress)
+{
+  // Create a udpcap socket
+  Udpcap::UdpcapSocket udpcap_socket;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(udpcap_socket.isValid());
+
+  // bind the socket
+  const bool success = udpcap_socket.bind(Udpcap::HostAddress("256.0.0.1"), 14000);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(success);
+}
+
+// Test the return value of a bind with a valid address that however doesn't belong to any network interface
+TEST(udpcap, BindInvalidAddress2)
+{
+  // Create a udpcap socket
+  Udpcap::UdpcapSocket udpcap_socket;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(udpcap_socket.isValid());
+
+  // bind the socket
+  const bool success = udpcap_socket.bind(Udpcap::HostAddress("239.0.0.1"), 14000); // This is a multicast address that cannot be bound to
+  ASSERT_FALSE(success);
+}
+
 // Receive a simple Hello World Message
 TEST(udpcap, SimpleReceive)
 {

udpcap/src/udpcap_socket_private.cpp

@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ namespace Udpcap
       if (!openPcapDevice_nolock(GetLoopbackDeviceName()))
       {
         LOG_DEBUG(std::string("Bind error: Unable to bind to ") + GetLoopbackDeviceName());
-        close();
         return false;
       }
     }
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ namespace Udpcap
       if (devices.empty())
       {
         LOG_DEBUG("Bind error: No devices found");
-        close();
         return false;
       }
 
@@ -143,7 +141,6 @@ namespace Udpcap
       if (dev.first.empty())
       {
         LOG_DEBUG("Bind error: No local device with address " + local_address.toString());
-        close();
         return false;
       }
 
@@ -152,7 +149,6 @@ namespace Udpcap
       if (!openPcapDevice_nolock(dev.first))
       {
         LOG_DEBUG(std::string("Bind error: Unable to bind to ") + dev.first);
-        close();
         return false;
       }
 
@@ -162,7 +158,6 @@ namespace Udpcap
       if (!openPcapDevice_nolock(GetLoopbackDeviceName()))
       {
         LOG_DEBUG(std::string("Bind error: Unable to open ") + GetLoopbackDeviceName());
-        close();
         return false;
       }
     }

udpcap/version.cmake

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 set(UDPCAP_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(UDPCAP_VERSION_MINOR 0)
-set(UDPCAP_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(UDPCAP_VERSION_PATCH 1)