Bug#717068: linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64: Random kernel oops from various applications (cache_alloc?)

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

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On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 09:26:08AM -0400, Tim McCormack wrote:
> Package: src:linux
> Version: 3.2.46-1
> Severity: important
> 
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> I have been experiencing random console-screen-of-death ("kernel BUG")
> while using my computer normally. It does not seem related to specific
> applications or user actions. This causes the screen to go black with
> white text and show traces similar to the PS in this message. Sometimes
> I am able to use SysRq for cleaner shutdown, sometimes not.
> 
> I have not always been able to retrieve the trace, as it does not always
> make it into the logs.
> 
>  - Tim McCormack
> 
> P.S. Sample trace, showing iceweasel-triggered crash:
> 
> Jul 14 15:58:37 curmudgeon kernel: [150252.642825] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> Jul 14 15:58:37 curmudgeon kernel: [150252.642866] kernel BUG at /build/linux-s5x2oE/linux-3.2.46/mm/slab.c:3111!
> Jul 14 15:58:37 curmudgeon kernel: [150252.642913] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP 
> Jul 14 15:58:37 curmudgeon kernel: [150252.642946] CPU 2 
> Jul 14 15:58:37 curmudgeon kernel: [150252.642961] Modules linked in: snd_usb_audio snd_usbmidi_lib snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi uvcvideo videodev v4l2_compat_ioctl32 media nls_utf8 nls_cp437 vfat fat mmc_block parport_pc ppdev lp parport bnep rfcomm bluetooth crc16 pci_stub vboxpci(O) vboxnetadp(O) vboxnetflt(O) binfmt_misc vboxdrv(O) uinput nfsd nfs nfs_acl auth_rpcgss fscache lockd sunrpc ext2 loop snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_conexant joydev i915 snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec arc4 thinkpad_acpi drm_kms_helper drm snd_hwdep snd_pcm nvram snd_page_alloc snd_seq i2c_i801 i2c_algo_bit snd_seq_device snd_timer tpm_tis i2c_core snd iwlwifi mac80211 iTCO_wdt psmouse acpi_cpufreq tpm cfg80211 mperf serio_raw rfkill iTCO_vendor_support soundcore tpm_bios evdev pcspkr battery ac coretemp power_supply wmi processor video button ext3 mbcache jbd xts gf128mul dm_crypt dm_mod sg sd_mod sr_mod cdrom crc_t10dif crc32c_intel ghash_clmulni_intel ahci libahci aesni_intel ae
>  s_x86_64 aes_generic cryptd libata sdhci_
> Jul 14 15:58:37 curmudgeon kernel: pci sdhci mmc_core ehci_hcd thermal scsi_mod thermal_sys usbcore usb_common e1000e [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan]
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Please try removing VirtualBox.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
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                                                              - Albert Camus