Bug 624364 – system crashes due to corrupt net_device_wrapper structure [rhel-4.8.z]

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Bug 624364 - system crashes due to corrupt net_device_wrapper structure [rhel-4.8.z]

Summary:	system crashes due to corrupt net_device_wrapper structure [rhel-4.8.z]

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 high
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Don Howard
QA Contact:	Gris Ge
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Keywords:	ZStream

Depends On:	620485
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Reported:	2010-08-16 03:32 EDT by RHEL Product and Program Management
Modified:	2013-01-10 22:11 EST (History)
CC List:	10 users (show)

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Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	Executing a large "dd" command (1 to 5GB) on an iSCSI device with the qla3xxx driver caused a system crash due to the incorrect storing of a private data structure. With this update, the size of the stored data structure is checked and the system crashes no longer occur.
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Last Closed:	2010-10-19 14:48:29 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2010:0779	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update	2010-10-19 14:47:53 EDT

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Description RHEL Product and Program Management 2010-08-16 03:32:43 EDT

This bug has been copied from bug #620485 and has been proposed
to be backported to 4.8 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 3 Don Howard 2010-09-16 12:40:50 EDT

A patch for this issue has been included in kernel 2.6.9-89.0.30.

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2010-10-19 14:48:29 EDT

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-2010-0779.html

Comment 7 Martin Prpič 2010-10-21 08:27:33 EDT

    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Executing a large "dd" command (1 to 5GB) on an iSCSI device with the qla3xxx driver caused a system crash due to the incorrect storing of a private data structure. With this update, the size of the stored data structure is checked and the system crashes no longer occur.

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