Bug 457010 - ipv6: use timer pending to fix bridge reference count problem [rhel-3.9]
Summary: ipv6: use timer pending to fix bridge reference count problem [rhel-3.9]
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 3.9
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Don Howard
QA Contact: Martin Jenner
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Depends On: 457006
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-07-29 07:56 UTC by Eugene Teo (Security Response)
Modified: 2009-11-03 22:00 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2009-11-03 22:00:59 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2009:1550 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: kernel security and bug fix update 2009-11-03 21:59:47 UTC

Description Eugene Teo (Security Response) 2008-07-29 07:56:51 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #457006 +++

Using expires field instead of timer_pending() may cause bridge reference count
problem in the ipv6 FIB timer management.
Comment 1 Eugene Teo (Security Response) 2008-07-29 07:57:12 UTC 
Proposed upstream patch:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=847499ce71bdcc8fc542062df6ebed3e596608dd
Comment 2 Don Howard 2009-10-16 18:49:48 UTC 
A patch for this issue has been included in build 2.4.21-61.EL.
Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2009-11-03 22:00:59 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
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