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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Subject: Re: [Bug 42809] New: kernel panic when receiving an ipsec packet
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:20:56 -0800
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On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:24:19 GMT
bugzilla-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:

> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42809
> 
>            Summary: kernel panic when receiving an ipsec packet
>            Product: Networking
>            Version: 2.5
>     Kernel Version: 2.6.32.54
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: high
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: IPV4
>         AssignedTo: shemminger@linux-foundation.org
>         ReportedBy: darkbasic@linuxsystems.it
>         Regression: No
> 
> 
> As soon as I receive an ipsec packet (NETKEY of course) I get a kernel panic.
> Even magicsysrq keys do not work anymore.
> 
> O.S. Debian Squeeze amd64. I tried both Strongswan and Openswan.
> 

That is a really old kernel now. Could you try with later kernel?