Bug 637727 - lpfc ioctl crash in lpfc_nlp_put() [rhel-5.5.z]
Summary: lpfc ioctl crash in lpfc_nlp_put() [rhel-5.5.z]
Keywords:
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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Whiteboard:
Depends On: 625841
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-09-27 09:00 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2015-05-05 01:21 UTC (History)
21 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
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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Environment:
Last Closed: 2010-11-09 18:09:19 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2010:0839 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update 2010-11-09 18:06:20 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2010-09-27 09:00:53 UTC
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 08:54:39 UTC
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 18:09:19 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-2010-0839.html

Comment 7 Martin Prpič 2010-11-11 14:07:19 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.


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