compiz assert failure: *** glibc detected *** compiz: malloc(): smallbin double linked list corrupted: 0x093bbb18 ***

Bug #811171 reported by Linus Hoppe
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This bug affects 15 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
compiz (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
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Bug Description

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ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic-pae 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: *** glibc detected *** compiz: malloc(): smallbin double linked list corrupted: 0x093bbb18 ***
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,vpswitch,grid,regex,move,compiztoolbox,animation,resize,gnomecompat,mousepoll,place,imgpng,session,workarounds,wall,unitymtgrabhandles,wobbly,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,switcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Jul 14 19:09:11 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-05-24 17:52:20.523243
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series [1002:95c4] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0254]
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:wl - Broadcom-STA-WLAN-Treiber (Proprietär, Aktiviert, In Benutzung) [auto-install]
 xorg:fglrx - Proprietärer FGLRX-Grafiktreiber von ATI/AMD (Proprietär, Aktiviert, In Benutzung)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio 1535
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=3f9a6446-eac6-4000-a7e6-90f93268f43e ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic-pae 2.6.38.7
Renderer: Unknown
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise (sig=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64
 abort () at abort.c:92
 __libc_message (do_abort=2, fmt=0xb71048ac "*** glibc detected *** %s: %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c:189
 malloc_printerr (action=<value optimized out>, str=<value optimized out>, ptr=0x93bbb18) at malloc.c:6283
Title: compiz assert failure: *** glibc detected *** compiz: malloc(): smallbin double linked list corrupted: 0x093bbb18 ***
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-24 (51 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare vboxusers
dmi.bios.date: 12/04/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A06
dmi.board.name: 0F700C
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd12/04/2008:svnDellInc.:pnStudio1535:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0F700C:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Studio 1535
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

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Linus Hoppe (linus-hoppe-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
visibility: private → public
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote :

StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise (sig=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64
 abort () at abort.c:92
 __libc_message (do_abort=2, fmt=0xb71048ac "*** glibc detected *** %s: %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c:189
 malloc_printerr (action=<value optimized out>, str=<value optimized out>, ptr=0x93bbb18) at malloc.c:6283

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : Stacktrace.txt
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : ThreadStacktrace.txt
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: removed: need-i386-retrace
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Walter Garcia-Fontes (walter-garcia) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 691070 , so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Christopher (soft-kristal) wrote :

Also affects 11.10. Crashed while updating sources in Synaptic.

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abma (abma) wrote :

similar crash when started gedit

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Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros) wrote :

It is on Ubuntu12.04 updated to 8.1.2012.

I've seen the dup pointed out at #5, but launchpad has not recognized. I leave a notice also there.

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Walter Garcia-Fontes (walter-garcia) wrote :

I'm duplicating again with bug 691070.

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