Bug 520299 – kernel: ipv4: make ip_append_data() handle NULL routing table [rhel-4.9]

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Bug 520299 - kernel: ipv4: make ip_append_data() handle NULL routing table [rhel-4.9]

Summary:	kernel: ipv4: make ip_append_data() handle NULL routing table [rhel-4.9]

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	4.9
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	high Severity high
Target Milestone:	rc
Target Release:	---
Assigned To:	Jiri Pirko
QA Contact:	Network QE
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Keywords:	ZStream

Depends On:	520297
Blocks:	537016
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Reported:	2009-08-30 07:22 EDT by Eugene Teo (Security Response)
Modified:	2015-05-04 21:17 EDT (History)
CC List:	8 users (show)

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Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Clone Of:	520297
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Last Closed:	2011-02-16 10:30:13 EST
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2011:0263	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.9 kernel security and bug fix update	2011-02-16 10:14:55 EST

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Description Eugene Teo (Security Response) 2009-08-30 07:22:46 EDT

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #520297 +++

Description of problem:
Add a check in ip_append_data() for NULL *rtp to prevent future bugs in callers from being exploitable.

http://git.kernel.org/linus/788d908f2879a17e5f80924f3da2e23f1034482d

Comment 4 RHEL Product and Program Management 2009-10-13 09:49:59 EDT

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

Comment 7 Vivek Goyal 2009-11-16 11:01:54 EST

Committed in 89.16.EL . RPMS are available at http://people.redhat.com/vgoyal/rhel4/

Comment 12 Mike Gahagan 2011-01-04 15:51:47 EST

confirmed fix is in the -94 kernel.

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2011-02-16 10:30:13 EST

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-2011-0263.html

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