problem with tun module - BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000040

[mist]

Ubuntu 9.10. I was trying to install hamachi. I believe it has to do with the tun module. It worked fine in previous releases.

ProblemType: KernelOops
Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: daniel 1997 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: daniel 1997 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfebf8000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1988B'
   Components : 'HDA:11d4198b,104381f6,00100200'
   Controls : 48
   Simple ctrls : 26
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'AV710'/'Chaintech AV-710 at 0xbc00, irq 23'
   Mixer name : 'VIA Technologies id 83'
   Components : 'AC97a:56494183'
   Controls : 41
   Simple ctrls : 27
Date: Fri Oct 30 20:31:00 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Failure: oops
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=8283fe9e-f4db-41c4-8d0e-fcae6708d729
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic 2.6.31-14.48
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=4cef36b1-8eb6-4bc0-b871-5390b2bc0a6d ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-14-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.24
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Tags: kernel-oops
Title: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000040
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 07/13/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1215
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5B-Deluxe
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1215:bd07/13/2007:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5B-Deluxe:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 437258, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.