sadc assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/sysstat/sadc: double free or corruption (!prev): 0x08b0f9e8 ***

[Francis Liu]

Binary package hint: sysstat

Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10

sysstat:
  Installed: 9.0.3-2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 9.0.3-2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 9.0.3-2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/sysstat/sadc: double free or corruption (!prev): 0x08b0f9e8 ***
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Sun Oct 25 22:15:01 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/sysstat/sadc
Package: sysstat 9.0.3-2ubuntu1
ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/sysstat/sadc -F -L -S DISK 1 1 -
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/sh
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: sysstat
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
Title: sadc assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/sysstat/sadc: double free or corruption (!prev): 0x08b0f9e8 ***
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
UserGroups:

[Francis Liu (fishzle)]

A similar bug seems to have been reported against the sysstat for ubuntu 9.04. Have just upgraded to karmic RC and sadc is crashing when run.

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:__kernel_vsyscall ()
*__GI_raise (sig=6)
*__GI_abort () at abort.c:92
__libc_message (do_abort=2,
malloc_printerr (action=<value optimized out>,

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please try to obtain a backtrace following the instructions at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash and upload the backtrace (as an attachment) to the bug report. This will greatly help us in tracking down your problem.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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