Package: kernel Severity: normal
When I start pppd to tunnel over ssh for a vpn, the kernel panics and the pppd process is killed. Partial dmesg output follows ... CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 skb_over_panic: text:ffffffff88205ce1 len:1 put:1 head:ffff810050012800 data:ffff810150012800 tail:ffff810150012801 end:ffff810050012e00 dev:<NULL> ----------- [cut here ] --------- [please bite here ] --------- Kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:94 invalid operand: 0000 [1] CPU 0 Modules linked in: ppp_async crc_ccitt ppp_generic slhc videodev ipv6 parport_pc parport floppy pcspkr tg3 i2c_i801 i2c_core piix generic hw_random ehci_hcd uhci_hcd snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc shpchp pci_hotplug tsdev psmouse ide_generic ide_disk ide_cd cdrom ide_core jfs raid1 md_mod sd_mod ahci libata scsi_mod evdev Pid: 5269, comm: ssh Not tainted 2.6.15-1-amd64-generic #1 RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8024f333>] <ffffffff8024f333>{skb_over_panic+75} RSP: 0018:ffff8100568fdd98 EFLAGS: 00010096 RAX: 000000000000009a RBX: ffff810150012800 RCX: ffffffff80314f90 RDX: ffffffff80314f90 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff81005d974750 RBP: ffff81005828e800 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff81005dbe1cc0 R10: 0000000000000010 R11: 0000000000000010 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff810046132c01 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 000000000000002c FS: 00002aaaabf13d10(0000) GS:ffffffff803c8800(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b CR2: 00007fffffc2aa28 CR3: 000000004e87b000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Process ssh (pid: 5269, threadinfo ffff8100568fc000, task ffff810052f20990) Stack: ffff810150012801 ffff810050012e00 ffffffff802d5e94 ffff810150012801 ffff810150012801 ffffffff88205ce9 0000000000000040 ffff810045d71000 0000000000000202 000000000000002d Call Trace:<ffffffff88205ce9>{:ppp_async:ppp_asynctty_receive+496} <ffffffff8021983b>{pty_write+68} <ffffffff802176bc>{write_chan+698} <ffffffff80129f0d>{default_wake_function+0} <ffffffff801751a1>{__pollwait+0} <ffffffff802143c3>{tty_write+399} <ffffffff80217402>{write_chan+0} <ffffffff80165189>{vfs_write+203} <ffffffff80165a67>{sys_write+69} <ffffffff8010e4ba>{system_call+126} Code: 0f 0b 68 14 2f 2e 80 c2 5e 00 48 83 c4 28 c3 51 49 89 d2 48 RIP <ffffffff8024f333>{skb_over_panic+75} RSP <ffff8100568fdd98> <1>Unable to handle kernel paging request at ffff81005dac2100 RIP: [<ffff81005dac2100>] PGD 8063 PUD a063 PMD 800000005da001e3 PTE 10247c894804c783 Oops: 0011 [2] CPU 0 Modules linked in: ppp_async crc_ccitt ppp_generic slhc videodev ipv6 parport_pc parport floppy pcspkr tg3 i2c_i801 i2c_core piix generic hw_random ehci_hcd uhci_hcd snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc shpchp pci_hotplug tsdev psmouse ide_generic ide_disk ide_cd cdrom ide_core jfs raid1 md_mod sd_mod ahci libata scsi_mod evdev Pid: 5268, comm: su Not tainted 2.6.15-1-amd64-generic #1 RIP: 0010:[<ffff81005dac2100>] [<ffff81005dac2100>] RSP: 0018:ffff81004dbb1d50 EFLAGS: 00010006 RAX: ffff8100568fde70 RBX: 00000000568fde78 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff8100568fde58 RBP: ffff81004dbb1d88 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000010 R10: ffff81005f78b8e8 R11: ffff81005f78b8e8 R12: ffff810052f20990 R13: 0000000000000001 R14: ffff8100536ee9e0 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffffff803c8800(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b CR2: ffff81005dac2100 CR3: 000000004dba3000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Process su (pid: 5268, threadinfo ffff81004dbb0000, task ffff81005d8258f0) Stack: ffffffff80129544 0000000100000000 0000000000000246 ffff81005db5dbe0 0000000000000005 ffff810052f4e3c0 0000000000000001 ffff81004dbb1da8 ffffffff80129580 ffff81005f78b8e8 Call Trace:<ffffffff80129544>{__wake_up_common+57} <ffffffff80129580>{__wake_up+20} <ffffffff80219984>{pty_close+111} <ffffffff8021609e>{release_dev+538} <ffffffff8015691a>{free_pgd_range+824} <ffffffff802168cd>{tty_release+9} <ffffffff80165e71>{__fput+155} <ffffffff80163913>{filp_close+89} <ffffffff8012db08>{put_files_struct+106} <ffffffff8012e8da>{do_exit+583} <ffffffff8012f239>{sys_exit_group+0} <ffffffff8010e4ba>{system_call+126} Code: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 76 5d 00 81 ff ff 07 00 00 00 RIP [<ffff81005dac2100>] RSP <ffff81004dbb1d50> CR2: ffff81005dac2100 <1>Fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed! -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-amd64-generic Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB (charmap=ISO-8859-1) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]