adb devices crashes with munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer

[Asif Youssuff]

I do `adb devices` and this is what I see:

$ adb devices
List of devices attached
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
ADB server didn't ACK
Full server startup log: /tmp/adb.1000.log
Server had pid: 9908
--- adb starting (pid 9908) ---
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 main.cpp:57] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 main.cpp:57] Version 1:8.1.0+r23-8
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 main.cpp:57] Installed as /usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 main.cpp:57]
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 adb_auth_host.cpp:416] adb_auth_init...
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 adb_auth_host.cpp:174] read_key_file '/home/asif/.android/adbkey'...
munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer

* failed to start daemon
error: cannot connect to daemon

the log contents:

$ cat /tmp/adb.1000.log
--- adb starting (pid 6097) ---
adb I 6097 6097 main.cpp:79] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.36
adb I 6097 6097 main.cpp:79] Revision 0e9850346394-android
adb I 6097 6097 main.cpp:79]
adb server killed by remote request
--- adb starting (pid 8076) ---
adb I 01-04 15:18:22 8076 8076 main.cpp:57] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
adb I 01-04 15:18:22 8076 8076 main.cpp:57] Version 1:8.1.0+r23-8
adb I 01-04 15:18:22 8076 8076 main.cpp:57] Installed as /usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb
adb I 01-04 15:18:22 8076 8076 main.cpp:57]
adb I 01-04 15:18:22 8076 8076 adb_auth_host.cpp:416] adb_auth_init...
adb I 01-04 15:18:22 8076 8076 adb_auth_host.cpp:174] read_key_file '/home/asif/.android/adbkey'...
munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer
--- adb starting (pid 8112) ---
adb I 8112 8112 main.cpp:79] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.36
adb I 8112 8112 main.cpp:79] Revision 0e9850346394-android
adb I 8112 8112 main.cpp:79]
adb server killed by remote request
--- adb starting (pid 8762) ---
adb I 01-04 15:18:41 8762 8762 main.cpp:57] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
adb I 01-04 15:18:41 8762 8762 main.cpp:57] Version 1:8.1.0+r23-8
adb I 01-04 15:18:41 8762 8762 main.cpp:57] Installed as /usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb
adb I 01-04 15:18:41 8762 8762 main.cpp:57]
adb I 01-04 15:18:41 8762 8762 adb_auth_host.cpp:416] adb_auth_init...
adb I 01-04 15:18:41 8762 8762 adb_auth_host.cpp:174] read_key_file '/home/asif/.android/adbkey'...
munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer
--- adb starting (pid 9183) ---
adb I 01-04 15:19:23 9183 9183 main.cpp:57] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
adb I 01-04 15:19:23 9183 9183 main.cpp:57] Version 1:8.1.0+r23-8
adb I 01-04 15:19:23 9183 9183 main.cpp:57] Installed as /usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb
adb I 01-04 15:19:23 9183 9183 main.cpp:57]
adb I 01-04 15:19:23 9183 9183 adb_auth_host.cpp:416] adb_auth_init...
adb I 01-04 15:19:23 9183 9183 adb_auth_host.cpp:174] read_key_file '/home/asif/.android/adbkey'...
munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer
--- adb starting (pid 9222) ---
adb I 01-04 15:19:49 9222 9222 main.cpp:57] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
adb I 01-04 15:19:49 9222 9222 main.cpp:57] Version 1:8.1.0+r23-8
adb I 01-04 15:19:49 9222 9222 main.cpp:57] Installed as /usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb
adb I 01-04 15:19:49 9222 9222 main.cpp:57]
adb I 01-04 15:19:49 9222 9222 adb_auth_host.cpp:416] adb_auth_init...
adb I 01-04 15:19:49 9222 9222 adb_auth_host.cpp:262] User key '/home/asif/.android/adbkey' does not exist...
adb I 01-04 15:19:49 9222 9222 adb_auth_host.cpp:109] generate_key(/home/asif/.android/adbkey)...
adb I 01-04 15:19:49 9222 9222 adb_auth_host.cpp:77] write_public_keyfile...
adb I 01-04 15:19:49 9222 9222 adb_auth_host.cpp:56] get_user_info...
adb I 01-04 15:19:49 9222 9222 adb_auth_host.cpp:174] read_key_file '/home/asif/.android/adbkey'...
munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer
--- adb starting (pid 9230) ---
adb I 01-04 15:19:54 9230 9230 main.cpp:57] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
adb I 01-04 15:19:54 9230 9230 main.cpp:57] Version 1:8.1.0+r23-8
adb I 01-04 15:19:54 9230 9230 main.cpp:57] Installed as /usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb
adb I 01-04 15:19:54 9230 9230 main.cpp:57]
adb I 01-04 15:19:54 9230 9230 adb_auth_host.cpp:416] adb_auth_init...
adb I 01-04 15:19:54 9230 9230 adb_auth_host.cpp:174] read_key_file '/home/asif/.android/adbkey'...
munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer
--- adb starting (pid 9385) ---
adb I 01-04 15:20:54 9385 9385 main.cpp:57] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
adb I 01-04 15:20:54 9385 9385 main.cpp:57] Version 1:8.1.0+r23-8
adb I 01-04 15:20:54 9385 9385 main.cpp:57] Installed as /usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb
adb I 01-04 15:20:54 9385 9385 main.cpp:57]
adb I 01-04 15:20:54 9385 9385 adb_auth_host.cpp:416] adb_auth_init...
adb I 01-04 15:20:54 9385 9385 adb_auth_host.cpp:174] read_key_file '/home/asif/.android/adbkey'...
munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer
--- adb starting (pid 9875) ---
adb I 01-04 15:22:51 9875 9875 main.cpp:57] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
adb I 01-04 15:22:51 9875 9875 main.cpp:57] Version 1:8.1.0+r23-8
adb I 01-04 15:22:51 9875 9875 main.cpp:57] Installed as /usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb
adb I 01-04 15:22:51 9875 9875 main.cpp:57]
adb I 01-04 15:22:51 9875 9875 adb_auth_host.cpp:416] adb_auth_init...
adb I 01-04 15:22:51 9875 9875 adb_auth_host.cpp:174] read_key_file '/home/asif/.android/adbkey'...
munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer
--- adb starting (pid 9908) ---
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 main.cpp:57] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 main.cpp:57] Version 1:8.1.0+r23-8
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 main.cpp:57] Installed as /usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 main.cpp:57]
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 adb_auth_host.cpp:416] adb_auth_init...
adb I 01-04 15:22:58 9908 9908 adb_auth_host.cpp:174] read_key_file '/home/asif/.android/adbkey'...
munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: adb 1:8.1.0+r23-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-34.37-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu55
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Mon Jan 4 15:21:08 2021
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: android-platform-system-core
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Alejandro Mery (amery)]

same issue, also after clearing ~/.android

[ 7521.901775] usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 9 using xhci_hcd
[ 7522.033001] usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=18d1, idProduct=4ee7, bcdDevice= 4.14
[ 7522.033004] usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 7522.033005] usb 1-2: Product: Mi 9T Pro
[ 7522.033007] usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Xiaomi
[ 7522.033008] usb 1-2: SerialNumber: ea48f411

$ grep 18d1 /lib/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ENV{adb_user}="yes"
$ dpkg -S /lib/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
android-sdk-platform-tools-common: /lib/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
$ dpkg -l android-sdk-platform-tools-common | tail -n1
ii android-sdk-platform-tools-common 27.0.0+12 all Tools for interacting with an Android platform - Common files