Werk #12700: Fix false positives and high CPU for smart ping

Name: checkmk
Rating: 4.7 (114 reviews)

Component

Core & setup

Title

Fix false positives and high CPU for smart ping

Date

Oct 26, 2021

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.1.0b1	Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.0.0p16	Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

A timeout from a host being checked by smart ping could result in 100% CPU usage for the process and the program would stop working properly. This may in turn result in false positives for some hosts.

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