I've tried the 3.12-rc6-saucy kernel, and was able to reproduce the bug. On the first IR command from the remote, I get the same NULL pointer dereference in input_event with the next few call frames in the hid_appleir module.
** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1244505 Title: Kernel oops - unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference; EIP is at input_event+0x23/0x70 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1244505/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs