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Bug 637727 - lpfc ioctl crash in lpfc_nlp_put() [rhel-5.5.z]
lpfc ioctl crash in lpfc_nlp_put() [rhel-5.5.z]
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel (Show other bugs)
5.4
All Linux
high Severity high
: rc
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Assigned To: Jiri Pirko
Red Hat Kernel QE team
: OtherQA, ZStream
Depends On: 625841
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Reported: 2010-09-27 05:00 EDT by RHEL Product and Program Management
Modified: 2015-05-04 21:21 EDT (History)
21 users (show)

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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: 2010-11-09 13:09:19 EST
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Tracker ID Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2010:0839 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update 2010-11-09 13:06:20 EST

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Description RHEL Product and Program Management 2010-09-27 05:00:53 EDT
This bug has been copied from bug #625841 and has been proposed
to be backported to 5.5 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 2 Jiri Pirko 2010-10-11 04:54:39 EDT
in kernel 2.6.18-194.20.1.el5

linux-2.6-scsi-lpfc-fix-ioctl-crash-in-lpfc_nlp_put.patch
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2010-11-09 13:09:19 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-2010-0839.html
Comment 7 Martin Prpič 2010-11-11 09:07:19 EST
    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.

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