BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000010 IP: [] fb_release+0x30/0x70 PGD 37660067 PUD 376ea067 PMD 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP last sysfs file: /sys/devices/virtual/wmi/A80593CE-A997-11DA-B012-B622A1EF5492/uevent CPU 1 Modules linked in: binfmt_misc parport_pc ppdev vga16fb vgastate joydev snd_hda_codec_idt arc4 snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi radeon snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer b43 snd_seq_device mac80211 ttm drm_kms_helper snd dell_wmi psmouse serio_raw dell_laptop dcdbas drm r852 sm_common video cfg80211 output nand nand_ids nand_ecc soundcore i2c_algo_bit mtd snd_page_alloc intel_agp lp parport b44 sdhci_pci sdhci firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t mii led_class ssb Pid: 345, comm: plymouthd Not tainted 2.6.35-8-generic #13-Ubuntu /MP061 RIP: 0010:[] [] fb_release+0x30/0x70 RSP: 0018:ffff880037653ea8 EFLAGS: 00010286 RAX: ffff880037652000 RBX: ffff88007d048000 RCX: 0000000000000003 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff88006ff29d80 RDI: ffff88007d048008 RBP: ffff880037653eb8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 00007fff4fb11ce0 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: ffff88007d048008 R13: ffff88007b456c90 R14: ffff88007f444c00 R15: ffff88007aa9cd00 FS: 00007f3b8063f700(0000) GS:ffff880001f00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000010 CR3: 000000007c06f000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Process plymouthd (pid: 345, threadinfo ffff880037652000, task ffff8800376a16e0) Stack: ffff88006ff29d80 0000000000000008 ffff880037653f08 ffffffff81152ea5 <0> ffff88007b456c90 ffff88007f444c00 00007f3b80511000 ffff88006ff29d80 <0> ffff8800378ad8c0 0000000000000000 000000000000000b 0000000001eb26c0 Call Trace: [] __fput+0xf5/0x210 [] fput+0x25/0x30 [] filp_close+0x5d/0x90 [] sys_close+0xb7/0x120 [] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Code: 83 ec 10 48 89 1c 24 4c 89 64 24 08 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 8b 9e a0 00 00 00 4c 8d 63 08 4c 89 e7 e8 c7 21 22 00 48 8b 93 c0 03 00 00 <48> 8b 42 10 48 85 c0 74 11 be 01 00 00 00 48 89 df ff d0 48 8b RIP [] fb_release+0x30/0x70 RSP CR2: 0000000000000010 ---[ end trace 05bb16628d9c9e05 ]---