System becomes unresponsive when running code with deep-recursion under unprivileged user
Bug #1631302 reported by
vsespb
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| perl (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
In Ubuntu 16.04 if you run
perl -e 'sub x { x() }; x()'
(this commands does a deep recursion, eats all memory)
under non-root user
whole system becomes unresponsive, mouse, keyboard does not work. Screen does not update when you plug/unplug charger, for example. The only way to quit is to press power button and shut down machine.
Expected bahaviour: Ctrl-C, Ctrl-Alt-Del, Ctrl-Alt-F1, mouse, at least something should work.
Repsoduced on HP Pavilion 15, SSD with encryption, encrypted Swap. Reproduced by at least one another person with Ubuntu 16.04 with SSD.
| summary: |
System becomes unresponsive when running code with deep-recursion under - unprilileged user + unprivileged user |
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| Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote | #1 |
| tags: | added: bot-comment |
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| vsespb (vsespb) wrote | #3 |
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