Bug#489593: libc6: ldconfig segmentation fault

[Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>]

GREY a écrit :
> Package: libc6
> Version: 2.7-10
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks the whole system
> 
> I have segmentation faults with ldconfig:
> 
> # ldconfig
> Segmentation fault
> 
> And from /var/log/syslog:
> 
> kernel: ldconfig[2996]: segfault at d5bc6b76 ip 0806084b sp bfc097dc error 5 in ldconfig[8048000+96000]
> 
> I tried reinstall libc6 but without good results:
> 
> # dpkg -i libc6_2.7-10_i386.deb
> (Reading database ... 225572 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace libc6 2.7-10 (using libc6_2.7-10_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
> Setting up libc6 (2.7-10) ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/libc6.postinst: line 379:  2940 Segmentation fault      ldconfig
> dpkg: error processing libc6 (--install):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
> Processing triggers for man-db ...
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  libc6
> 
> And from /var/log/syslog:
> 
> init: Trying to re-exec init
> kernel: ldconfig[3178]: segfault at d5ad5b76 ip 0806084b sp bf81836c error 5 in ldconfig[8048000+96000]
> 

Are you able to reproduce the problem calling ldconfig manually? If yes,
could you please run it using gdb and send us a backtrace?

Also, do you have any specific patch in your kernel?

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