Kernel panic with exception RIP: mem_cgroup_css_offline caused by a possible slab leak

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • A RHEL server has found to be crashed with a kernel panic. The captured vmcore indicates that the crash has occurred in the kernel function "mem_cgroup_css_offline".

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4
  • Observed on kernel version 3.10.0-693.5.2.el7.x86_64
  • Possibly on latest RHEL 7.3.z kernels

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