Description of problem: We find out that various kernel versions (2.6.18-xxx) does crash with IPSec. This situation occurs with special clients (netscreen firewall, Cisco PIX) and can repoduced on various platforms. We have an example stacktrace here.

The bug is located in the kernel, not in the tools. We exchange the ipsec- tools, no change.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.18-x (all versions)

How reproducible: Very difficult, since it only occurs after some time (30min - 3 days) and only with netscreen firewalls or Cisco PIX.

Steps to Reproduce: 1. Using ipsec-tools and configure tunnels 2. wait... 3. Actual results:

Expected results:

Additional info:

I have also a compressed crashdump if anyone need (18 MB compressed...)