[Bug 1316278] Re: Cannot change mac with --random

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Title:
  Cannot change mac with --random

Status in macchanger package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in macchanger package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Hello,

  macchanger works only when I'm specifying which MAC to use. Using
  macchanger with --random always return 'It's the same MAC!!'.

  I think I find out why, there's something in this patch made to
  improve random MAC generation :

  http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-
  branches/ubuntu/trusty/macchanger/trusty/view/head:/debian/patches/08-fix_random_MAC_choice.patch

  In mc_mac_random()
  - 'mac' argument is saved into 'newmac', on the stack (line 40)
  - the MAC is randomized and every byte of 'mac' is changed (line 48...)
  - 'mac' is overwritten by 'newmac' value (line 82)

  Thank you

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