Bug 637726 - lpfc ioctl crash in lpfc_nlp_put() [rhel-5.4.z]
Summary: lpfc ioctl crash in lpfc_nlp_put() [rhel-5.4.z]
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 5.4
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Jiri Pirko
QA Contact: Red Hat Kernel QE team
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Depends On: 625841
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-09-27 08:59 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2015-05-05 01:21 UTC (History)
22 users (show)

Fixed In Version: kernel-2.6.18-164.28.1.el5
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Under certain circumstances, an attempt to dereference a NULL pointer in the lpfc_nlp_put() function may have caused the system to crash. With this update, several changes have been made to ensure the correct reference count, resolving this issue.
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Last Closed: 2010-10-19 13:35:07 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2010:0778 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE kernel bug fix update 2010-10-19 13:34:26 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2010-09-27 08:59:11 UTC 
This bug has been copied from bug #625841 and has been proposed
to be backported to 5.4 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 2 Jiri Pirko 2010-09-29 14:24:57 UTC 
in kernel 2.6.18-164.28.1.el5

linux-2.6-scsi-lpfc-fix-ioctl-crash-in-lpfc_nlp_put.patch
Comment 5 Jaromir Hradilek 2010-10-12 22:53:47 UTC 
    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:
Under certain circumstances, an attempt to dereference a NULL pointer in the lpfc_nlp_put() function may have caused the system to crash. With this update, several changes have been made to ensure the correct reference count, resolving this issue.
Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2010-10-19 13:35:07 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/RHBA-2010-0778.html
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