Bug 3766 - insmod core dumps on "bad" driver object
Summary: insmod core dumps on "bad" driver object
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: modutils
Version: 6.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Cristian Gafton
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 1999-06-28 04:34 UTC by eloranta
Modified: 2018-07-06 16:42 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 1999-07-28 06:19:45 UTC
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Description eloranta 1999-06-28 04:34:15 UTC
If one happens to create a driver object which
has accidentally left out the kernel_version definition
(note: at ld -r it gets declared as an external in
symbol table!)
then insmod core dumps when it tries to find out the
kernel version for which the driver was compiled.
It should check if the kernel_version symbol is defined
as an external or not. If it is then complain and
do nothing further.

Comment 1 Jay Turner 1999-06-28 12:43:59 UTC
This issue has been forwarded to a developer for further action.

Comment 2 Cristian Gafton 1999-07-28 06:19:59 UTC
insmod has no way of testing is a module is correct or not - it has to
walk blindly in the object structure and read whatever is there.

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2018-06-25 09:48:59 UTC
sssd-1.16.2-4.fc28 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 28. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-5793dadb1d

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2018-06-26 18:23:48 UTC
sssd-1.16.2-4.fc28 has been pushed to the Fedora 28 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-5793dadb1d

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2018-07-06 16:42:12 UTC
sssd-1.16.2-4.fc28 has been pushed to the Fedora 28 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.


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