Bug 533798 – [Cisco/LSI 4.8.z bug] mptctl module dereferences a userspace address, triggering a crash [rhel-4.8.z]

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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...

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
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Version:	4.8
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	urgent Severity urgent
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Vitaly Mayatskikh
QA Contact:	Red Hat Kernel QE team
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Keywords:	OtherQA, ZStream

Depends On:	528066
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Reported:	2009-11-09 04:16 EST by RHEL Product and Program Management
Modified:	2011-01-30 17:43 EST (History)
CC List:	16 users (show)

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Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	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 12:18:52 EST
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2009:1671	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: kernel security and bug fix update	2009-12-15 12:18:22 EST

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Description RHEL Product and Program Management 2009-11-09 04:16:00 EST

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 16:33:00 EST

Committed in 89.0.18

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2009-12-15 12:18:52 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-2009-1671.html

Comment 11 Douglas Silas 2011-01-30 17:43:22 EST

    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
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    New Contents:
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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