Kernel crash due to NULL pointer dereference in rndis_filter_open() function
Issue
- Kernel crashed and
BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereferencehas been logged rndis_filter_open()function on the panic task stack trace- The panic task was modifying MTU value of Hyper-V network interface
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 running as Hyper-V guest
- Hyper-V virtual network driver
hv_netvscis in use
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