This bug has been copied from bug #469225 and has been proposed to be backported to 5.3 z-stream (EUS).
In kernel-2.6.18-128.1.11.el5.
kernel-2.6.18-128.1.11.el5 currently has a known issue: http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-16758 Please make a note of it.
*** Bug 501238 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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-2009-1106.html