[RHEL4] RHSA-2006-0617 - Badness in kref_get at lib/kref.c:32

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Call trace:
    Dec  9 12:30:06 HOST kernel: Badness in kref_get at lib/kref.c:32
    Dec  9 12:30:06 HOST kernel: 
    Dec  9 12:30:06 HOST kernel: Call Trace:<ffffffff801e8a7d>{kref_get+46} <ffffffff801e853e>{kobject_get+18} 
    Dec  9 12:30:06 HOST kernel:        <ffffffff802508cf>{get_disk+62} <ffffffff80250915>{exact_lock+9} 
    Dec  9 12:30:06 HOST kernel:        <ffffffff8024a2da>{kobj_lookup+246} <ffffffff8025098a>{get_gendisk+21} 
    Dec  9 12:30:06 HOST kernel:        <ffffffff8017fe85>{do_open+97} <ffffffff8017f8f4>{bdget+265} 
    Dec  9 12:30:06 HOST kernel:        <ffffffff80180365>{blkdev_open+33} <ffffffff80178012>{__dentry_open+201} 
    Dec  9 12:30:06 HOST kernel:        <ffffffff801781d8>{filp_open+106} <ffffffff801813ab>{sys_newstat+32} 
    Dec  9 12:30:06 HOST kernel:        <ffffffff801ec445>{strncpy_from_user+74} <ffffffff801783c7>{sys_open+57} 
    Dec  9 12:30:06 HOST kernel:        <ffffffff8011026a>{system_call+126}
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 or older
  • EMC Powerpath 5.0 (not necessary)

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