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]
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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
high
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Don Howard
QA Contact: Gris Ge
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Depends On: 620485
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-08-16 07:32 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2013-01-11 03:11 UTC (History)
10 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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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 18:48:29 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2010:0779 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update 2010-10-19 18:47:53 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2010-08-16 07:32:43 UTC 
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 16:40:50 UTC 
A patch for this issue has been included in kernel 2.6.9-89.0.30.
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2010-10-19 18:48:29 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-2010-0779.html
Comment 7 Martin Prpič 2010-10-21 12:27:33 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
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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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