Reproducable on bionic using the autopkgtest's from openvswitch on i386:
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.392680] device ovs-system left promiscuous mode Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.420568] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at (null) Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.421000] IP: igmp_group_dropped+0x21/0x220 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.421246] *pdpt = 000000001d62c001 *pde = 0000000000000000 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.421248] Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.421659] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.421852] Modules linked in: veth openvswitch nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_nat_ipv6 nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_nat nf_conntrack libcrc32c 9p fscache ppdev kvm_intel kvm 9pnet_virtio irqbypass input_leds joydev 9pnet parport_pc serio_raw parport i2c_piix4 qemu_fw_cfg mac_hid sch_fq_codel ip_tables x_tables autofs4 btrfs xor raid6_pq psmouse virtio_blk virtio_net pata_acpi floppy Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.423855] CPU: 0 PID: 5 Comm: kworker/u2:0 Tainted: G W 4.13.0-18-generic #21-Ubuntu Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.424355] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.10.2-1ubuntu1 04/01/2014 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.424849] Workqueue: netns cleanup_net Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.425071] task: db8fba80 task.stack: dba10000 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.425346] EIP: igmp_group_dropped+0x21/0x220 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.425656] EFLAGS: 00010202 CPU: 0 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.425864] EAX: 00000000 EBX: dd726360 ECX: dba11e6c EDX: 00000002 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.426335] ESI: 00000000 EDI: dd4db500 EBP: dba11dcc ESP: dba11d94 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.426687] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 00e0 SS: 0068 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.426990] CR0: 80050033 CR2: 00000000 CR3: 1e6d6d60 CR4: 000006f0 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.427340] Call Trace: Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.427485] ? __wake_up+0x36/0x40 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.427680] ip_mc_down+0x27/0x90 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.427869] inetdev_event+0x398/0x4e0 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.428082] ? skb_dequeue+0x5b/0x70 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.428286] ? wireless_nlevent_flush+0x4c/0x90 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.428541] notifier_call_chain+0x4e/0x70 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.428772] raw_notifier_call_chain+0x11/0x20 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.429023] call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x2a/0x60 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.429301] dev_close_many+0x9d/0xe0 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.429509] rollback_registered_many+0xd7/0x380 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.429768] unregister_netdevice_many.part.102+0x10/0x80 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.430075] default_device_exit_batch+0x134/0x160 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.430344] ? do_wait_intr_irq+0x80/0x80 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.430650] ops_exit_list.isra.8+0x4d/0x60 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.430886] cleanup_net+0x18e/0x260 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.431090] process_one_work+0x1a0/0x390 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.431317] worker_thread+0x37/0x450 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.431525] kthread+0xf3/0x110 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.431714] ? process_one_work+0x390/0x390 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.431941] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x20/0x20 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.432187] ret_from_fork+0x19/0x24 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.432382] Code: 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 3e 8d 74 26 00 55 89 e5 57 56 53 89 c3 83 ec 2c 8b 33 65 a1 14 00 00 00 89 45 f0 31 c0 80 7b 4b 00 <8b> 06 8b b8 20 03 00 00 8b 43 04 0f 85 5e 01 00 00 3d e0 00 00 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.433405] EIP: igmp_group_dropped+0x21/0x220 SS:ESP: 0068:dba11d94 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.433750] CR2: 0000000000000000 Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.433961] ---[ end trace 595db54cab84070c ]---
system then becomes unresponsive; no further interfaces can be created.
Reproducable on bionic using the autopkgtest's from openvswitch on i386:
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.392680] device ovs-system left promiscuous mode dropped+ 0x21/0x220 dropped+ 0x21/0x220 0x27/0x90 event+0x398/ 0x4e0 0x5b/0x70 nlevent_ flush+0x4c/ 0x90 call_chain+ 0x4e/0x70 call_chain+ 0x11/0x20 notifiers_ info+0x2a/ 0x60 many+0x9d/ 0xe0 registered_ many+0xd7/ 0x380 netdevice_ many.part. 102+0x10/ 0x80 device_ exit_batch+ 0x134/0x160 intr_irq+ 0x80/0x80 list.isra. 8+0x4d/ 0x60 net+0x18e/ 0x260 one_work+ 0x1a0/0x390 thread+ 0x37/0x450 one_work+ 0x390/0x390 create_ on_node+ 0x20/0x20 fork+0x19/ 0x24 dropped+ 0x21/0x220 SS:ESP: 0068:dba11d94
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.420568] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at (null)
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.421000] IP: igmp_group_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.421246] *pdpt = 000000001d62c001 *pde = 0000000000000000
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.421248]
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.421659] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.421852] Modules linked in: veth openvswitch nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_nat_ipv6 nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_nat nf_conntrack libcrc32c 9p fscache ppdev kvm_intel kvm 9pnet_virtio irqbypass input_leds joydev 9pnet parport_pc serio_raw parport i2c_piix4 qemu_fw_cfg mac_hid sch_fq_codel ip_tables x_tables autofs4 btrfs xor raid6_pq psmouse virtio_blk virtio_net pata_acpi floppy
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.423855] CPU: 0 PID: 5 Comm: kworker/u2:0 Tainted: G W 4.13.0-18-generic #21-Ubuntu
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.424355] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.10.2-1ubuntu1 04/01/2014
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.424849] Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.425071] task: db8fba80 task.stack: dba10000
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.425346] EIP: igmp_group_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.425656] EFLAGS: 00010202 CPU: 0
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.425864] EAX: 00000000 EBX: dd726360 ECX: dba11e6c EDX: 00000002
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.426335] ESI: 00000000 EDI: dd4db500 EBP: dba11dcc ESP: dba11d94
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.426687] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 00e0 SS: 0068
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.426990] CR0: 80050033 CR2: 00000000 CR3: 1e6d6d60 CR4: 000006f0
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.427340] Call Trace:
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.427485] ? __wake_up+0x36/0x40
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.427680] ip_mc_down+
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.427869] inetdev_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.428082] ? skb_dequeue+
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.428286] ? wireless_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.428541] notifier_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.428772] raw_notifier_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.429023] call_netdevice_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.429301] dev_close_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.429509] rollback_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.429768] unregister_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.430075] default_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.430344] ? do_wait_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.430650] ops_exit_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.430886] cleanup_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.431090] process_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.431317] worker_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.431525] kthread+0xf3/0x110
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.431714] ? process_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.431941] ? kthread_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.432187] ret_from_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.432382] Code: 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 3e 8d 74 26 00 55 89 e5 57 56 53 89 c3 83 ec 2c 8b 33 65 a1 14 00 00 00 89 45 f0 31 c0 80 7b 4b 00 <8b> 06 8b b8 20 03 00 00 8b 43 04 0f 85 5e 01 00 00 3d e0 00 00
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.433405] EIP: igmp_group_
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.433750] CR2: 0000000000000000
Dec 5 11:41:05 autopkgtest kernel: [ 41.433961] ---[ end trace 595db54cab84070c ]---
system then becomes unresponsive; no further interfaces can be created.