Bug#772731: nmap -O causes occasional kernel panic

Gary gary at mups.co.uk
Mon Sep 11 18:33:19 UTC 2017


On 11/09/17 19:23, Lukas Schwaighofer wrote:
> Control: tags -1 + moreinfo
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> you reported this bug regarding nmap induced kernel panics a few years
> ago: https://bugs.debian.org/772731
> 
> Do you still experience this bug?  If so, can you provide any
> information regarding the kernel panic (e.g. picture of the backtrace
> printed by the kernel) so we can investigate?


Hi Lukas,

I've retested on my current installation, same hardware but upgraded to
Debian Stretch with the 4.9 kernel. The kernel panic no longer occurs.

I do not have any machines running the 3.16 version anymore to verify if
it still occurs on that.

Regards,

Gary



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