Server hangs due to third party McAffe module "mfe_fileaccess"
Issue
- Server hangs with following logs:
crash> log
[ 19.615458] mfe_aac_100701115: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[ 19.616206] mfe_aac_100701115: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 19.618140] AAC rule matching/reporting engine initialized successfully
[ 19.618162] AAC module was inserted successfully. Version is - 10.7.1.115
[ 37.958786] FileAccess module was inserted successfully. Version is - 10.7.1.115
[ 960.064078] INFO: task cat:5827 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 960.064189] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 960.064367] cat D ffff9d525e7d20e0 0 5827 5814 0x00000080
[ 960.064370] Call Trace:
[ 960.064373] [<ffffffffb7adb1e2>] ? default_wake_function+0x12/0x20
[ 960.064375] [<ffffffffb7ac730b>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x2b/0x40
[ 960.064377] [<ffffffffb817fb09>] schedule+0x29/0x70
[ 960.064380] [<ffffffffb817d3d8>] schedule_timeout+0x168/0x2d0
[ 960.064382] [<ffffffffb7aadce0>] ? __internal_add_timer+0x130/0x130
[ 960.064385] [<ffffffffc07ae57d>] mfe_fileaccess_set_new_entry_scan_state+0x59d/0x860 [mfe_fileaccess_100701115]
[ 960.064388] [<ffffffffb7ac72e0>] ? wake_up_atomic_t+0x30/0x30
[ 960.064391] [<ffffffffc07ae94b>] mfe_fileaccess_do_scan+0x8b/0xb0 [mfe_fileaccess_100701115]
[ 960.064393] [<ffffffffc07aeb6a>] mfe_fileaccess_sc_do_scan+0x18a/0x1a0 [mfe_fileaccess_100701115]
[ 960.064396] [<ffffffffc07ac1e4>] mfe_fileaccess_sys_open_64_bit+0x1e4/0x200 [mfe_fileaccess_100701115]
[ 960.064398] [<ffffffffb818cede>] system_call_fastpath+0x25/0x2a
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- 3rd party module
mfe_fileaccess_100701115
,mfe_fileaccess_100709137
,mfe_fileaccess_100712495
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