Bug 660591 – neighbour update causes an Oops when using tunnel device [rhel-6.0.z]

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Bug 660591 - neighbour update causes an Oops when using tunnel device [rhel-6.0.z]

Summary:	neighbour update causes an Oops when using tunnel device [rhel-6.0.z]

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	6.0
Hardware:	Unspecified Unspecified

Priority	urgent Severity high
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Frantisek Hrbata
QA Contact:	Red Hat Kernel QE team
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Keywords:	ZStream

Depends On:	658518
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Reported:	2010-12-07 03:34 EST by RHEL Product and Program Management
Modified:	2013-01-10 22:38 EST (History)
CC List:	12 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	kernel-2.6.32-71.12.1.el6
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	When configuring an SIT (Simple Internet Transition) tunnel while a remote address is configured, kernel panic occurred, caused by an execution of a NULL header_ops pointer in the neigh_update_hhs() function. With this update, a check is introduced that makes sure the header_ops pointer is not of the value NULL, thus, kernel panic no longer occurs.
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Last Closed:	2011-01-11 14:47:34 EST
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2011:0007	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: kernel security and bug fix update	2011-01-11 14:44:55 EST

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Description RHEL Product and Program Management 2010-12-07 03:34:59 EST

This bug has been copied from bug #658518 and has been proposed
to be backported to 6.0 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 3 Frantisek Hrbata 2010-12-08 00:26:41 EST

in 2.6.32-71.12.1.el6

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2011-01-11 14:47:34 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-2011-0007.html

Comment 8 Martin Prpič 2011-01-12 07:55:52 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:
When configuring an SIT (Simple Internet Transition) tunnel while a remote address is configured, kernel panic occurred, caused by an execution of a NULL header_ops pointer in the neigh_update_hhs() function. With this update, a check is introduced that makes sure the header_ops pointer is not of the value NULL, thus, kernel panic no longer occurs.

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