This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. >From a terminal window please run:
apport-collect 1216444 and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'. If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'. This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Tags added: raring -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1216444 Title: Vhost-net made unstable by linux_3.8.0-28.41 Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: On multiple machines with vm's using vhost-net this bug takes out the guest network interface under load. The vm is only able to see broadcast traffic after this happens. Started happening immediately after upgrading from linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic to linux- image-3.8.0-29-generic. This changelog entry from linux_3.8.0-28.41 seems particularly relevant: * vhost-net: fix use-after-free in vhost_net_flush - LP: #1202992 - CVE-2013-4127 Also seems to be giving the fedora folks fits as well: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=975065 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.536525] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000000000001ea Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.537027] IP: [<ffffffff8113c1a5>] put_page+0x5/0x40 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.537359] PGD 0 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.537505] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.537716] Modules linked in: xt_recent(F) nfnetlink_log(F) nfnetlink(F) vhost_net macvtap(F) macvlan(F) brcompat(OF) openvswitch(OF) mptctl(F) mptbase(F) ipmi_devintf ipmi_si ipmi_msghandler ebtable_nat(F) ebtables(F) ipt_MASQUERADE(F) iptable_nat(F) nf_nat_ipv4(F) xt_CHECKSUM(F) iptable_mangle(F) ib_iser rdma_cm ib_addr iw_cm ib_cm ib_sa ib_mad ib_core iscsi_tcp(F) libiscsi_tcp(F) libiscsi(F) scsi_transport_iscsi(F) stp(F) llc(F) ip6t_REJECT(F) xt_hl(F) ip6t_rt(F) nf_conntrack_ipv6(F) nf_defrag_ipv6(F) ipt_REJECT(F) xt_comment(F) xt_limit(F) xt_tcpudp(F) vesafb(F) xt_addrtype(F) nf_conntrack_ipv4(F) nf_defrag_ipv4(F) xt_state(F) ip6table_filter(F) ip6_tables(F) nf_conntrack_netbios_ns(F) nf_conntrack_broadcast(F) nf_nat_ftp(F) nf_nat(F) nf_conntrack_ftp(F) nf_conntrack(F) iptable_filter(F) ip_tables(F) coretemp x_tables(F) kvm_intel kvm ghash_clmulni_intel(F) aesni_intel(F) aes_x86_64(F) xts(F) lrw(F) gf128mul(F) ablk_helper(F) cryptd(F) gpio_ich lpc_ich microcode(F) serio_r Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: aw(F) i7core_edac mac_hid edac_core lp(F) parport(F) btrfs(F) zlib_deflate(F) libcrc32c(F) ahci(F) libahci(F) igb cxgb3 dca ptp hpsa mdio pps_core [last unloaded: bridge] Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.544745] CPU 0 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.544866] Pid: 5489, comm: vhost-5488 Tainted: GF IO 3.8.0-29-generic #42-Ubuntu HP ProLiant DL160 G6 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.545560] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8113c1a5>] [<ffffffff8113c1a5>] put_page+0x5/0x40 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.546034] RSP: 0018:ffff8817ccbc1c78 EFLAGS: 00010202 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.546356] RAX: ffff8809728a1ac0 RBX: 0000000000000012 RCX: ffff8809728a1ac0 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.569029] RDX: 0000000000000140 RSI: ffff8809728a1ac0 RDI: 00000000000001ea Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.592195] RBP: ffff8817ccbc1c90 R08: ffff880970704518 R09: 0000000000000010 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.615537] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000007 R12: ffff881645ca5100 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.639881] R13: ffffffff814dfa35 R14: 000000000000000c R15: ffff881645ca5100 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.664386] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff880c0fc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.689030] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.701226] CR2: 00000000000001ea CR3: 000000069ca0b000 CR4: 00000000000027e0 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.725240] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.749120] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.773018] Process vhost-5488 (pid: 5489, threadinfo ffff8817ccbc0000, task ffff8817f6a80000) Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.796899] Stack: Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.808406] ffffffff815bcebf ffff881645ca5100 ffff881645ca5100 ffff8817ccbc1ca8 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.831675] ffffffff815bcf5a ffff8809707043d8 ffff8817ccbc1cd0 ffffffff815bd012 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.855551] ffff8809707043d8 000000000000f4ee ffff880a2c048800 ffff8817ccbc1d58 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.879408] Call Trace: Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.891138] [<ffffffff815bcebf>] ? skb_release_data+0x8f/0x110 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.903096] [<ffffffff815bcf5a>] __kfree_skb+0x1a/0xa0 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.914622] [<ffffffff815bd012>] kfree_skb+0x32/0x90 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.925947] [<ffffffff814dfa35>] tun_get_user+0x5f5/0x720 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.937089] [<ffffffff814dfbb7>] tun_sendmsg+0x57/0x80 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.947987] [<ffffffffa0435656>] handle_tx+0x266/0x580 [vhost_net] Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.958700] [<ffffffffa04359a5>] handle_tx_kick+0x15/0x20 [vhost_net] Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.969222] [<ffffffffa043295f>] vhost_worker+0xff/0x1b0 [vhost_net] Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.979546] [<ffffffffa0432860>] ? vhost_work_flush+0x130/0x130 [vhost_net] Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277318.989849] [<ffffffff8107d590>] kthread+0xc0/0xd0 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277319.000170] [<ffffffff8107d4d0>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x120/0x120 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277319.010475] [<ffffffff816d556c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277319.020339] [<ffffffff8107d4d0>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x120/0x120 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277319.030361] Code: fc 00 00 00 00 e8 ac fe ff ff 48 63 45 fc 65 48 01 04 25 78 08 01 00 c9 c3 66 66 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 66 66 66 90 <48> f7 07 00 c0 00 00 55 48 89 e5 75 15 f0 ff 4f 1c 0f 94 c0 84 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277319.060251] RIP [<ffffffff8113c1a5>] put_page+0x5/0x40 Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277319.069747] RSP <ffff8817ccbc1c78> Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277319.078868] CR2: 00000000000001ea Aug 24 20:00:55 gwbvm4 kernel: [277319.102160] ---[ end trace def21f8b2fed77aa ]--- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1216444/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp