Kernel crash when dealing with ipv6 packet

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

[5.4] kernel panic if tcp server sets IPV6_RECVPKTINFO on a listening socket

  • Kernel crash when dealing with ipv6 packet.

  • 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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