Oracle Linux 7 and Docker Shows Error "RTNL: assertion failed at net/core/net_namespace.c (187)" (Doc ID 2294374.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 20, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

The following call trace might be seen in /var/log/messages

Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: RTNL: assertion failed at net/core/net_namespace.c (187)
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 4.1.12-103.3.8.el7uek.x86_64 #2
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: Hardware name: Xen HVM domU, BIOS 4.4.4OVM 04/10/2017
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: 0000000000000286 731ca2b2cbcee33a ffff8801ee843378 ffffffff81736248
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: 00000000ffffffff ffffffff81c2a240 ffff8801ee8433a8 ffffffff8160dd80
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: ffff8800a3c12800 ffff8800e948dc00 ffff8801ee8434f8 ffff8801ee8434b0
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: Call Trace:
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: <IRQ> [<ffffffff81736248>] dump_stack+0x63/0x81
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8160dd80>] __peernet2id+0xa0/0xb0
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8160dda8>] peernet2id+0x18/0x30
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa04ca9b1>] vxlan_fdb_info+0x101/0x360 [vxlan]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff816044b1>] ? __alloc_skb+0xa1/0x2e0
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa04cac82>] vxlan_fdb_notify+0x72/0x100 [vxlan]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa04cae25>] vxlan_fdb_miss+0x65/0x80 [vxlan]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa04ceddb>] vxlan_xmit+0x81b/0xcdf [vxlan]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff81616d8c>] ? netif_rx_internal+0x4c/0x130
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8161a311>] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x271/0x470
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff81619ca5>] ? netif_skb_features+0x105/0x220
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8161a9c0>] __dev_queue_xmit+0x4b0/0x5c0
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8161aae3>] dev_queue_xmit_sk+0x13/0x20
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0441e64>] br_dev_queue_push_xmit+0x54/0xa0 [bridge]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0417742>] br_nf_dev_queue_xmit+0x42/0x170 [br_netfilter]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0417a31>] br_nf_post_routing+0x1c1/0x360 [br_netfilter]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0417700>] ? br_parse_ip_options+0x1b0/0x1b0 [br_netfilter]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8164ef37>] nf_iterate+0x67/0xa0
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8164f017>] nf_hook_slow+0xa7/0x110
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0442076>] br_forward_finish+0x76/0xa0 [bridge]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0441e10>] ? deliver_clone+0x60/0x60 [bridge]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0417cb0>] br_nf_forward_finish+0xe0/0x200 [br_netfilter]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0442000>] ? br_flood+0x150/0x150 [bridge]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0418064>] br_nf_forward_ip+0x294/0x410 [br_netfilter]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0417bd0>] ? br_nf_post_routing+0x360/0x360 [br_netfilter]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8164ef37>] nf_iterate+0x67/0xa0
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8164f017>] nf_hook_slow+0xa7/0x110
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa04422b6>] __br_forward+0xe6/0x120 [bridge]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0442000>] ? br_flood+0x150/0x150 [bridge]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa04425a3>] br_forward+0x93/0xb0 [bridge]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa044354b>] br_handle_frame_finish+0x16b/0x5d0 [bridge]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa049286e>] ? nf_nat_ipv4_fn+0x20e/0x240 [nf_nat_ipv4]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa04a6020>] ? iptable_nat_ipv4_fn+0x20/0x20 [iptable_nat]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0418751>] br_nf_pre_routing_finish+0x161/0x410 [br_netfilter]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa04433e0>] ? br_handle_local_finish+0xa0/0xa0 [bridge]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0418cfb>] br_nf_pre_routing+0x2fb/0x6f2 [br_netfilter]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa04185f0>] ? br_nf_pre_routing_finish_ipv6+0x190/0x190 [br_netfilter]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8164ef37>] nf_iterate+0x67/0xa0
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8164f017>] nf_hook_slow+0xa7/0x110
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa0443b6a>] br_handle_frame+0x1ba/0x2a0 [bridge]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffffa04433e0>] ? br_handle_local_finish+0xa0/0xa0 [bridge]
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff81617af2>] __netif_receive_skb_core+0x1e2/0x9d0
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff816182f8>] __netif_receive_skb+0x18/0x60
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff816191b6>] process_backlog+0xa6/0x150
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff81618837>] net_rx_action+0x167/0x390
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8108a9eb>] __do_softirq+0xfb/0x320
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8108af15>] irq_exit+0x125/0x130
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff81411f19>] xen_evtchn_do_upcall+0x39/0x50
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8173fefe>] xen_hvm_callback_vector+0x6e/0x80
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: <EOI> [<ffffffff81067a66>] ? native_safe_halt+0x6/0x10
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff810ea818>] ? rcu_eqs_enter+0x68/0x90
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff8102325e>] default_idle+0x1e/0x100
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff81023ebf>] arch_cpu_idle+0xf/0x20
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff810cd4c4>] cpu_startup_entry+0x354/0x420
Jul 27 03:02:20 test kernel: [<ffffffff81053463>] start_secondary+0x173/0x1e0
abrt-cli shows

[root@test ~]# abrt-cli list --since 1501214177
id 335723086131851a415dc6d5272e10c319405722
reason: RTNL: assertion failed at net/core/net_namespace.c (187)

Cause

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