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Bug 745726 - Host crash when pass-through fails [rhel-5.7.z]
Host crash when pass-through fails [rhel-5.7.z]
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel-xen (Show other bugs)
5.8
Unspecified Unspecified
urgent Severity urgent
: rc
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Assigned To: Phillip Lougher
Virtualization Bugs
: Regression, ZStream
Depends On: 740203
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Reported: 2011-10-13 04:33 EDT by RHEL Product and Program Management
Modified: 2013-01-09 19:26 EST (History)
14 users (show)

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Fixed In Version: kernel-2.6.18-274.11.1.el5
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
A previously applied patch (introduced as a fix in CVE-2011-1898) prevented PCI pass-through inside the assign_device domctl via a security check. Because the security check was not included in the test_assign_device domctl as well, qemu-dm may have started to encounter failures in the assign_device domctl, ultimately causing an HVM guest to have a partly accessible PCI device, which in some cases resulted in a crash of the host machine. With this update, the security check introduced in CVE-2011-1898 has been replicated in the test_assign_device domctl, thus fixing this issue.
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Last Closed: 2011-11-29 09:36:48 EST
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Tracker ID Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2011:1479 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update 2011-11-29 14:25:05 EST

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Description RHEL Product and Program Management 2011-10-13 04:33:55 EDT
This bug has been copied from bug #740203 and has been proposed
to be backported to 5.7 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 6 Phillip Lougher 2011-11-08 11:40:41 EST
in kernel-2.6.18-274.11.1.el5

xen-make-test_assign_device-domctl-dependent-on-intremap-hw.patch
xen-propagate-target-dom-within-xen_domctl_test_assign_device.patch
Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2011-11-29 09:36:48 EST
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1479.html
Comment 10 Martin Prpič 2011-11-29 12:57:26 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:
A previously applied patch (introduced as a fix in CVE-2011-1898) prevented PCI pass-through inside the assign_device domctl via a security check. Because the security check was not included in the test_assign_device domctl, qemu-dm could not handle any failures in the test_assign_device domctl, ultimately causing an HVM guest to have a partly accessible PCI device, which in come cases resulted in a crash of the host machine. With this update, the security check introduced in CVE-2011-1898 has been replicated in the test_assign_device domctl, thus fixing this issue.
Comment 11 Laszlo Ersek 2011-11-29 15:49:33 EST
    Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    Diffed Contents:
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-A previously applied patch (introduced as a fix in CVE-2011-1898) prevented PCI pass-through inside the assign_device domctl via a security check. Because the security check was not included in the test_assign_device domctl, qemu-dm could not handle any failures in the test_assign_device domctl, ultimately causing an HVM guest to have a partly accessible PCI device, which in come cases resulted in a crash of the host machine. With this update, the security check introduced in CVE-2011-1898 has been replicated in the test_assign_device domctl, thus fixing this issue.+A previously applied patch (introduced as a fix in CVE-2011-1898) prevented PCI pass-through inside the assign_device domctl via a security check. Because the security check was not included in the test_assign_device domctl as well, qemu-dm may have started to encounter failures in the assign_device domctl, ultimately causing an HVM guest to have a partly accessible PCI device, which in some cases resulted in a crash of the host machine. With this update, the security check introduced in CVE-2011-1898 has been replicated in the test_assign_device domctl, thus fixing this issue.

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