Kernel crash when dealing with ipv6 packet
Issue
[5.4] kernel panic if tcp server sets IPV6_RECVPKTINFO on a listening socket
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Kernel crash when dealing with ipv6 packet.
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The server side sets IPV6_RECVPKTINFO on a listening socket, and the client side just sends a message to the server. Then the kernel panic occurs on the server.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4
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