[Secure-testing-team] Bug#475244: [linux-source] known kernel bug/warning in fs/inotify.c:172

[Markus Broeker]

Package: linux-source
Version: 2.6.24-5
Severity: normal
Tags: security
X-Debbugs-CC: secure-testing-team at lists.alioth.debian.org

I randomly noticed a warning in dmesg about fs/inotify.c:172:

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--- DMESG STARTS ---
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WARNING: at fs/inotify.c:172 set_dentry_child_flags()
Pid: 5195, comm: kate Tainted: P        2.6.24 #1
 [<c019145c>] set_dentry_child_flags+0x10c/0x1a0
 [<c0191540>] remove_watch_no_event+0x50/0x60
 [<c0191658>] inotify_remove_watch_locked+0x18/0x50
 [<c019180c>] inotify_rm_wd+0x6c/0xb0
 [<c0192018>] sys_inotify_rm_watch+0x38/0x60
 [<c0102ace>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x85
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WARNING: at fs/inotify.c:172 set_dentry_child_flags()
Pid: 5195, comm: kate Tainted: P        2.6.24 #1
 [<c019145c>] set_dentry_child_flags+0x10c/0x1a0
 [<c0191cf1>] inotify_add_watch+0xe1/0xf0
 [<c01927d1>] sys_inotify_add_watch+0x151/0x180
 [<c0191774>] put_inotify_watch+0x34/0x60
 [<c0191821>] inotify_rm_wd+0x81/0xb0
 [<c0102ace>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x85
 =======================
main[8844]: segfault at 00000000 eip b7e760f3 esp bf897cf8 error 4
main[8872]: segfault at 00000000 eip b7e600f3 esp bfa676c8 error 4
main[8902]: segfault at 00000000 eip b7e5c82c esp bfc578cc error 6
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--- DMESG ENDS ---
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There is already a bugreport from someone else at
 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7785 

I cannot reproduce this error/warning, it appears randomly. 

Best regards,
 mbroeker

--- System information. ---
Architecture: i386
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.24

Debian Release: lenny/sid
  990 testing         www.debian-multimedia.org 
  990 testing         security.debian.org 
  990 testing         ftp.freenet.de

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