APPLIED: [CVE-2011-2493] ext4: init timer earlier to avoid a kernel panic in __save_error_info

[Tim Gardner]

On 07/07/2011 06:38 AM, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> CVE-2011-2493
> 	No description in the CVE.  It appears this is a security issue
> 	as an external USB stick could be crafted to trigger an oops
> 	on insertion.
>
> This issue was only introduced in v2.6.36-rc1 so maverick and earlier are
> not affected.  The fix has already hit oneiric via mainline.  Following
> this email is a single patch for natty and natty/ti-omap4 it is a clean
> cherry-pick from mainline.
>
> Proposing for natty and natty ti-omap4.
>
> -apw
>


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