Server crashes due to third party module 'event_collector'

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Server crashed with RIP netfilter_cleanup in event_collector_1_9_8988 third party kernel module:
[   15.488775] event_collector_1_9_8988: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[   15.488780] event_collector_1_9_8988: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
[540149.387733] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP 
[540149.388048] Modules linked in: <snip>
[540149.388935] CPU: 10 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/10 Kdump: loaded Tainted: P           OE  ------------   3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64 #1
[540149.389078] Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform, BIOS 6.00 09/19/2018
[540149.389215] task: ffffa146f4d94f10 ti: ffffa146f4e04000 task.ti: ffffa146f4e04000
[540149.389343] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffc08b9d52>]  [<ffffffffc08b9d52>] netfilter_cleanup+0x92/0xf0 [event_collector_1_9_8988]
  • Server crashed with RIP free_pid:
[   14.768633] event_collector_1_10_10014: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[   14.768637] event_collector_1_10_10014: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
[124438.337775] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffff970100000000
[124438.337826] IP: [<ffffffffa60c12be>] free_pid+0x5e/0x100
[124438.337868] PGD 0 
[124438.337882] Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP 
[124438.337902] Modules linked in: <snip>
[124438.338221] CPU: 3 PID: 20100 Comm: process reaper Kdump: loaded Tainted: POE  ------------   3.10.0-1062.1.2.el7.x86_64 #1
[124438.338270] Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform, BIOS 6.00 12/12/2018
[124438.338312] task: ffff97e265e79070 ti: ffff97dfedfc8000 task.ti: ffff97dfedfc8000
[124438.338344] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa60c12be>]  [<ffffffffa60c12be>] free_pid+0x5e/0x100

Environment

  • RHEL 7.
  • Third Party module event_collector.

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