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xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse package

vmware X driver crashed Xorg

Bug #1053702 reported by Tim Lunn on 2012-09-20

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	High	Timo Aaltonen

Bug Description

This crash happens intermittently when trying to switch VT's and/or User Sessions in a Quantal Guest session running under Vmware

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-vmware 1:12.0.2+git.e5ac80d8-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.22-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 21 08:36:40 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64(20120902)
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-15-generic root=UUID=7f80deb8-7cf4-4526-8885-f37d4cf92b71 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-vmware
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/02/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd07/02/2012:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.0-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20120917.7cfd42ce-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20120917.7cfd42ce-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120713.6ef1ad6a-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.8-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu1

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Tim Lunn (darkxst) wrote on 2012-09-20:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (96.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootLog.txt Edit (2.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgLog.txt Edit (2.5 MiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (34.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcEnviron.txt Edit (297 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (3.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (120.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (292.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (44.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (33.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Tim Lunn (darkxst) wrote on 2012-09-21:

[PATCH vmmouse] Log in VMMouseReadInput() in a signal-safe manner.

http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/11971/

no longer affects:	xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse (Ubuntu)
no longer affects:	xserver-xorg-video-vmware (Ubuntu)

Tim Lunn (darkxst) on 2012-09-21

security vulnerability:	yes → no
visibility:	private → public

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Tim Lunn (darkxst) wrote on 2012-09-21:

or another similar patch
[vmmouse] Log in VMMouseReadInput() in a signal-safe
http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/11768/

Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) on 2012-09-24

Changed in xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse (Ubuntu):
assignee:	nobody → Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)
importance:	Undecided → High
status:	New → In Progress

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote on 2012-09-24:

uploaded to the queue

tags:	added: rls-q-incoming
Changed in xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse (Ubuntu):
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-09-24:

This bug was fixed in the package xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse - 1:12.9.0-0ubuntu3

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xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse (1:12.9.0-0ubuntu3) quantal; urgency=low

* Added use-sigsafe-logging.diff. Fix crashes by using signal safe
logging (LP: #1053702)
-- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:46:55 +0300

Changed in xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse (Ubuntu):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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