The kernel crashes with a message, "BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffffffacee4a30" in a function __put_cred()

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Issue

  • The kernel crashes with a message, "BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffffffacee4a30" in a function __put_cred()
  • Backtrace of the panic task indicates that the panic occurred in a function __put_cred()
[100021905.940029] kernel tried to execute NX-protected page - exploit attempt? (uid: 0)
[100021905.940315] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffffffacee4a30
[100021905.940581] IP: [<ffffffffac6c4a30>] __put_cred+0x0/0x50
[100021905.940814] PGD 99e412067 PUD 99e413063 PMD 800000099e0000e1 
[100021905.941060] Oops: 0011 [#1] SMP 
[100021905.941299] Modules linked in: vfat fat uas usb_storage macsec tcp_diag udp_diag inet_diag unix_diag af_packet_diag netlink_diag joydev nvmet_rdma(OE) nvmet(OE) nvme(OE) nvme_core(OE) scsi_transport_iscsi bonding rdma_ucm(OE) ib_ucm(OE) rdma_cm(OE) iw_cm(OE) ib_ipoib(OE) ib_cm(OE) ib_umad(OE) mlx5_ib(OE) ib_uverbs(OE) mlx5_core(OE) mlxfw(OE) mlx4_en(OE) sunrpc intelcas(OE) skx_edac inteldisk(OE) intel_powerclamp coretemp intel_rapl iosf_mbi kvm_intel kvm irqbypass crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel aesni_intel lrw gf128mul glue_helper ablk_helper cryptd dell_smbios iTCO_wdt sparse_keymap dcdbas iTCO_vendor_support sg pcspkr ipmi_si ipmi_devintf i2c_i801 ipmi_msghandler lpc_ich shpchp mei_me mei wmi nfit acpi_pad acpi_power_meter libnvdimm knem(OE) binfmt_misc ip_tables xfs libcrc32c mlx4_ib(OE) ib_core(OE)
[100021905.943437]  mgag200 drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt fb_sys_fops ttm crc32c_intel drm mlx4_core(OE) igb devlink ptp pps_core mlx_compat(OE) dca i2c_algo_bit i2c_core sd_mod crc_t10dif crct10dif_generic crct10dif_pclmul crct10dif_common ahci libahci libata mpt2sas raid_class scsi_transport_sas megaraid_sas dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod
[100021905.945270] CPU: 6 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/6 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G           OE  ------------   3.10.0-862.11.6.el7.x86_64 #1
[100021905.946305] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R740xd/0JMK61, BIOS 2.2.11 06/13/2019
[100021905.946859] task: ffff9dee68830000 ti: ffff9dee68838000 task.ti: ffff9dee68838000
[100021905.947427] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffac6c4a30>]  [<ffffffffac6c4a30>] __put_cred+0x0/0x50
[100021905.948013] RSP: 0018:ffff9dfd38d83ea0  EFLAGS: 00010202
[100021905.948602] RAX: ffffffffac821260 RBX: ffff9dfd00613800 RCX: 000000018040001f
[100021905.949202] RDX: ffff9dfd00613801 RSI: ffffd3afc0c21800 RDI: ffff9dfcfb7d6cc0
[100021905.949793] RBP: ffff9dfd38d83eb0 R08: ffff9dfd30862f00 R09: 000000018040001f
[100021905.950393] R10: 0000000030860601 R11: ffffd3afc0c21800 R12: 000000000000000a
[100021905.951000] R13: 0000000000000029 R14: ffff9df120386b00 R15: ffff9dfd38d94340
[100021905.951616] FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9dfd38d80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[100021905.952244] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[100021905.952879] CR2: ffffffffacee4a30 CR3: 0000000a39eaa000 CR4: 00000000007607e0
[100021905.953531] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[100021905.954191] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[100021905.954850] PKRU: 00000000
[100021905.955512] Call Trace:
[100021905.956174]  <IRQ> 
[100021905.956186]  [<ffffffffac821280>] ? file_free_rcu+0x20/0x40
[100021905.957526]  [<ffffffffac74ddc0>] rcu_process_callbacks+0x1e0/0x580
[100021905.958217]  [<ffffffffac69dba5>] __do_softirq+0xf5/0x280
[100021905.958915]  [<ffffffffacd28cec>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30
[100021905.959655]  [<ffffffffac62e625>] do_softirq+0x65/0xa0
[100021905.960382]  [<ffffffffac69df25>] irq_exit+0x105/0x110
[100021905.961113]  [<ffffffffacd2a088>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x48/0x60
[100021905.961855]  [<ffffffffacd267b2>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x162/0x170
[100021905.962603]  <EOI> 
[100021905.962615]  [<ffffffffacb6e5d7>] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0x57/0xd0
[100021905.964142]  [<ffffffffacb6e72e>] cpuidle_idle_call+0xde/0x230
[100021905.964906]  [<ffffffffac6366ce>] arch_cpu_idle+0xe/0xb0
[100021905.965658]  [<ffffffffac6f5dba>] cpu_startup_entry+0x14a/0x1e0
[100021905.966419]  [<ffffffffac657187>] start_secondary+0x1f7/0x270
[100021905.967205]  [<ffffffffac6000d5>] start_cpu+0x5/0x14
[100021905.967969] Code: fc ff 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 8b 46 04 48 89 e5 89 47 1c 8b 46 08 89 47 20 e8 c6 0c 21 00 5d c3 0f 1f 40 00 <0f> 1f 44 00 00 8b 07 8b 07 85 c0 75 34 65 48 8b 04 25 80 0e 01 
[100021905.969542] RIP  [<ffffffffac6c4a30>] __put_cred+0x0/0x50
[100021905.970303]  RSP <ffff9dfd38d83ea0>
[100021905.971064] CR2: ffffffffacee4a30

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5.z: kernel-3.10.0-862.11.6.el7.x86_64
  • Dell PowerEdge R740xd

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