Rollback incorrect "ipparam" manipulation from upstream since version 1.2.8 (Oneiric and Precise)

[Julian Alarcon]

The is a bad manipulation introduced in xl2tpd version 1.2.8 of ipparam.

This affetcs Oneiric (1.2.8+dfsg-1) and Precise (1.3.1+dfsg-1).

This bug is know by many people, there is even a Workaround (install Natty version of xl2tpd prior to 1.2.8).
http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/xl2tpd

There is more info of this bug:
Tutorial of installation of l2tp-ipsec-vpn (with workaround): http://strongvpn.com/setup_ubuntu_11.10_l2tp.shtml
Question in l2tp-ipsec-vpn: https://answers.launchpad.net/l2tp-ipsec-vpn/+question/175914

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xl2tpd 1.3.1+dfsg-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 5 14:23:06 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120102)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=es_CO:es
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=es_CO.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xl2tpd
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-17 (16 days ago)

[Julian Alarcon (julian-alarcon)]

Openl2tp (other implementation of l2tp) have a report about this
http://forums.openl2tp.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=64
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195461

Patch to openl2tp: https://195461.bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=275845

Here is a bug report in xl2tpd about this problem:
https://gsoc.xelerance.com/issues/1078

[Julian Alarcon (julian-alarcon)]

Maybe is posible to apply to a Freeze Exception in Precise:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

[Ma Hsiao-chun (mahsiaochun)]

Is this resolved in recent 1.3.2 upstream release?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.