Bug 872612

Summary:	net: WARN if struct ip_options was allocated directly by kmalloc [rhel-5.9]
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Reporter:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Hangbin Liu <haliu>
Severity:	high	Docs Contact:
Priority:	urgent
Version:	5.9	CC:	agordeev, ccui, cww, dhoward, haliu, jpirko, kzhang, rkhan, tlavigne
Target Milestone:	rc	Keywords:	ZStream
Target Release:	---
Hardware:	Unspecified
OS:	Unspecified
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Fixed In Version:	kernel-2.6.18-346.el5	Doc Type:	Enhancement
Doc Text:	The INET socket interface has been modified to send a warning message when the ip_options structure is allocated directly by a third-party module using the kmalloc() function.	Story Points:	---
Clone Of:
Clones:	872799 (view as bug list)		Environment:
Last Closed:	2013-01-08 04:44:34 UTC	Type:	Bug
Regression:	---	Mount Type:	---
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oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---	Target Upstream Version:
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Bug Depends On:	855302
Bug Blocks:	874973

Description Jiri Pirko 2012-11-02 15:02:40 UTC

In case struct ip_options is allocated directly by kmalloc by a 3rd
party module, warn about this situation in get_ip_options_rcu().

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2012-11-03 10:00:09 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release.  Product
Management has requested further review of this request by
Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red Hat
Enterprise Linux release for currently deployed products.
This request is not yet committed for inclusion in a release.

Comment 9 Phillip Lougher 2012-11-13 20:17:34 UTC

Patch(es) available in kernel-2.6.18-346.el5
You can download this test kernel (or newer) from http://people.redhat.com/plougher/el5/
Detailed testing feedback is always welcomed.
If you require guidance regarding testing, please ask the bug assignee.

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2013-01-08 04:44:34 UTC

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0006.html