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IV23834: SYSTEM CRASH IN CAA COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT DUE TO BAD PTR APPLIES TO AIX 7100-02

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • System crash. Stack trace might resemble the following:
    
    (2)> f
    pvthread+02A300 STACK:
    ■00009514.simple_lock+000014 ()
    ■005547B8sosetopt+000E58 (0000000000000000, 0000002900000029,
    0000000D0000000D, F1000E000AB3A200)
    ■00014F50.kernel_add_gate_cstack+000030 ()
    ■F1000000C048D2C8push_mcast_sockopt+0000C8 (??, ??, ??, ??)
    ■F1000000C048D488manage_if_multicast+000068 (??, ??, ??)
    ■F1000000C049130Ccleanup_kifs+00034C (??, ??, ??)
    ■F1000000C048E80C_if_set+000DAC (??, ??, ??)
    ■F1000000C04967F8if_set+000018 (??, ??)
    ■00014D70.hkey_legacy_gate+00004C ()
    ■00454B54kext_service_call+0000F4 (??, ??, ??)
    ■004D66E8ifioctl+000948 (F1000E00002B0408, 8020696680206966,
    F00000002FF47018)
    ■00548784soo_ioctl+0005C4 (??, ??, ??)
    ■006F67F8common_ioctl+0000F8 (??, ??, ??, ??)
    ■00003888mfspurr_sc_flih01+0000E4 ()
    ■kdb_get_virtual_memory no real storage @ 2FF225E8
    ■D0118F94D0118F94 ()
    ■kdb_read_mem no real storage @ FFFFFFFFFFF98F0
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • System crash. Stack trace might resemble the following:
    
    (2)> f
    pvthread+02A300 STACK:
     00009514 .simple_lock+000014 ()
     005547B8 sosetopt+000E58 (0000000000000000, 0000002900000029,
    0000000D0000000D, F1000E000AB3A200)
     00014F50 .kernel_add_gate_cstack+000030 ()
     F1000000C048D2C8 push_mcast_sockopt+0000C8 (??, ??, ??, ??)
     F1000000C048D488 manage_if_multicast+000068 (??, ??, ??)
     F1000000C049130C cleanup_kifs+00034C (??, ??, ??)
     F1000000C048E80C _if_set+000DAC (??, ??, ??)
     F1000000C04967F8 if_set+000018 (??, ??)
     00014D70 .hkey_legacy_gate+00004C ()
     00454B54 kext_service_call+0000F4 (??, ??, ??)
     004D66E8 ifioctl+000948 (F1000E00002B0408, 8020696680206966,
    F00000002FF47018)
     00548784 soo_ioctl+0005C4 (??, ??, ??)
     006F67F8 common_ioctl+0000F8 (??, ??, ??, ??)
     00003888 mfspurr_sc_flih01+0000E4 ()
     kdb_get_virtual_memory  no real storage @ 2FF225E8
     D0118F94 D0118F94 ()
     kdb_read_mem  no real storage @ FFFFFFFFFFF98F0
    

Problem conclusion

  • Evaluate socket pointer prior to passing it to sosetopt().
    

Temporary fix

Comments

  • 6100-08 - use AIX APAR IV23685
    7100-02 - use AIX APAR IV23834
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV23834

  • Reported component name

    AIX 610 STD EDI

  • Reported component ID

    5765G6200

  • Reported release

    610

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2012-06-26

  • Closed date

    2012-06-26

  • Last modified date

    2013-04-13

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    IV23685

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX 610 STD EDI

  • Fixed component ID

    5765G6200

Applicable component levels

  • R610 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
13 April 2013