Xorg assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/bin/X: realloc(): invalid pointer: 0x0000000000c0a4ca ***

[vandman]

I was looking at a web page and firefox closed without any notification. then the bug report appeared.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: *** glibc detected *** /usr/bin/X: realloc(): invalid pointer: 0x0000000000c0a4ca ***
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Fri Nov 12 14:52:56 2010
DkmsStatus:
 vboxhost, 3.2.10, 2.6.32-25-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.31-22-generic, x86_64: built
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.32-25-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.32-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.32-23-generic, x86_64: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=28a18fe7-3955-4cf8-9453-f5564a43cbf8 ro quiet splash
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/X :0 -nr -verbose -auth /var/run/gdm/auth-for-gdm-4z68QX/database -nolisten tcp vt7
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
StacktraceTop:
 raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
 realloc () from /lib/libc.so.6
Title: Xorg assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/bin/X: realloc(): invalid pointer: 0x0000000000c0a4ca ***
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 04/07/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2102
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5Q
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2102:bd04/07/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5Q:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-25-generic

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 *__GI_raise (sig=<value optimized out>)
 *__GI_abort () at abort.c:92
 __libc_message (do_abort=<value optimized out>,
 malloc_printerr (action=3,
 *__GI___libc_realloc (oldmem=0x0, bytes=1024)

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported; please open a new bug report if the actual archive found version also has the same issue.