Bug 533798 - [Cisco/LSI 4.8.z bug] mptctl module dereferences a userspace address, triggering a crash [rhel-4.8.z]
Summary: [Cisco/LSI 4.8.z bug] mptctl module dereferences a userspace address, trigger...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 4.8
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
urgent
urgent
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Vitaly Mayatskikh
QA Contact: Red Hat Kernel QE team
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Depends On: 528066
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-11-09 09:16 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2011-01-30 22:43 UTC (History)
16 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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A bug in the mptctl_do_mpt_command() function in the mpt driver may have resulted in crashes during boot on i386 systems with certain adapters using the mpt driver, and also running the hugemem kernel.
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Last Closed: 2009-12-15 17:18:52 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2009:1671 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: kernel security and bug fix update 2009-12-15 17:18:22 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2009-11-09 09:16:00 UTC 
This bug has been copied from bug #528066 and has been proposed
to be backported to 4.8 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 6 Vitaly Mayatskikh 2009-11-30 21:33:00 UTC 
Committed in 89.0.18
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2009-12-15 17:18:52 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-2009-1671.html
Comment 11 Douglas Silas 2011-01-30 22:43:22 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
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A bug in the mptctl_do_mpt_command() function in the mpt driver may have resulted in crashes during boot on i386 systems with certain adapters using the mpt driver, and also running the hugemem kernel.
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