makedumpfile fails with segfault
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
makedumpfile (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Trusty |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Louis Bouchard |
Bug Description
[SRU justification]
Makedumpfile execution fails with segmentation fault when used on systems using UEFI
[Impact]
Impossible to capture kernel dump
[Fix]
Cherry-pick upstream fixes that address the issue
[Test Case]
Run a kernel crash test un a system using UEFI. Without this fix, execution of makedumpfile will fails with segmentation fault
[Regression]
Those fixes are already in use in Utopic and Vivid
[Original description of the problem]
System: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Kernel: 3.16.0-31.43
kexec-tools: 2.0.7-1ubuntu2 (amd64)
makedumpfile: 1.5.5-2ubuntu1.1
This problem has been fixed by following patches on makedumpfile V1.5.6.
[PATCH] memset() in cyclic bitmap initialization introduce segment fault.
http://
[PATCH v3] Fix a segment fault in dumping not aligned ELF segment.
http://
description: | updated |
Fixed in Utopic and onward. Needs a fix for trusty though