kernel panics in nfs4_proc_lock() - CVE-2009-3726.

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • System crashes with following panic message:

    Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000030 RIP:
     [<ffffffff8837b210>] :nfs:nfs4_proc_lock+0x21f/0x3ad
    PGD 1026eec067 PUD 1026f2f067 PMD 0
    Oops: 0000 [1] SMP
    last sysfs file: /block/dm-1/range
    CPU 0
    Modules linked in: ipmi_devintf ipmi_si ipmi_msghandler nfs lockd fscache
    nfs_acl sunrpc bonding ipv6 xfrm_nalgo crypto_api video hwmon backlight sbs
    i2c_ec button battery asus_acpi acpi_memhotplug ac joydev sg shpchp i2c_nforce2
    i2c_core forcedeth dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mod sata_nv libata mptsas mptscsih
    mptbase scsi_transport_sas sd_mod scsi_mod ext3 jbd uhci_hcd ohci_hcd ehci_hcd
    Pid: 4070, comm: XMLMissingField Not tainted 2.6.18-164.2.1.el5 #1
    RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8837b210>]  [<ffffffff8837b210>]
    :nfs:nfs4_proc_lock+0x21f/0x3ad
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5

  • MRG 1.1

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