kdm_greet[6141]: Internal error: memory corruption detected

Bug #65689 reported by Carthik Sharma
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #47455: KDM detected memory corruption. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: kdm

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Original report follows:

From: Ralf Hildebrandt <email address hidden>
To: Ubuntu Bug Tracking System <email address hidden>
Subject: kdm_greet[6141]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:09:21 +0200
X-Mailer: reportbug 3.21.2ubuntu1

Package: kdm
Version: 4:3.5.4-0ubuntu25
Severity: normal

kdm_greet reports:

Sep 15 15:30:21 hummus kdm_greet[9135]: Can't open default user face
Sep 15 15:30:30 hummus kdm_greet[9135]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 15 16:00:58 hummus kdm_greet[5400]: Can't open default user face
Sep 15 16:01:10 hummus kdm_greet[5400]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 15 16:54:16 hummus kdm_greet[5252]: Can't open default user face
Sep 15 18:44:52 hummus kdm_greet[5252]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 15 18:46:06 hummus kdm_greet[5187]: Can't open default user face
Sep 18 08:52:25 hummus kdm_greet[5187]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 18 08:52:31 hummus kdm_greet[5889]: Can't open default user face
Sep 18 08:52:37 hummus kdm_greet[5889]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 18 12:00:44 hummus kdm_greet[5237]: Can't open default user face
Sep 18 12:47:57 hummus kdm_greet[5237]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 18 12:49:14 hummus kdm_greet[5250]: Can't open default user face
Sep 18 12:49:30 hummus kdm_greet[5250]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 18 16:56:32 hummus kdm_greet[18606]: Can't open default user face
Sep 19 08:46:44 hummus kdm_greet[18606]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 19 17:53:41 hummus kdm_greet[5288]: Can't open default user face
Sep 20 09:10:26 hummus kdm_greet[5288]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 20 09:10:39 hummus kdm_greet[21720]: Can't open default user face
Sep 20 09:10:44 hummus kdm_greet[21720]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 20 17:16:23 hummus kdm_greet[14622]: Can't open default user face
Sep 21 09:10:52 hummus kdm_greet[14622]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 21 09:13:00 hummus kdm_greet[6848]: Can't open default user face
Sep 21 09:13:31 hummus kdm_greet[6848]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 21 16:43:21 hummus kdm_greet[6141]: Can't open default user face
Sep 22 08:20:11 hummus kdm_greet[6141]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 21 09:10:52 hummus kdm_greet[14622]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 21 09:13:00 hummus kdm_greet[6848]: Can't open default user face
Sep 21 09:13:31 hummus kdm_greet[6848]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Sep 21 16:43:21 hummus kdm_greet[6141]: Can't open default user face

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers edgy-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'edgy-updates'), (500, 'edgy-security'), (500, 'edgy-backports'), (500, 'edgy')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-8-386
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages kdm depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.2ubuntu2 Debian configuration management sy
ii kdebase-bin 4:3.5.4-0ubuntu25 core binaries for the KDE base mod
ii kdebase-data 4:3.5.4-0ubuntu25 shared data files for the KDE base
ii kdelibs4c2a 4:3.5.4-0ubuntu16 core libraries and binaries for al
ii libc6 2.4-1ubuntu10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libgcc1 1:4.1.1-13ubuntu3 GCC support library
ii libpam-runtime 0.79-3.1ubuntu1 Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii libpam0g 0.79-3.1ubuntu1 Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii libqt3-mt 3:3.3.6-3ubuntu1 Qt GUI Library (Threaded runtime v
ii libstdc++6 4.1.1-13ubuntu3 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-0ubuntu3 X11 client-side library
ii libxau6 1:1.0.1-1 X11 authorisation library
ii libxdmcp6 1:1.0.1-1 X11 Display Manager Control Protoc
ii libxtst6 2:1.0.1-3build1 X11 Testing -- Resource extension
ii xbase-clients 1:1.1 X Window System client utility tra

Versions of packages kdm recommends:
ii logrotate 3.7.1-3 Log rotation utility

-- debconf information:
  kdm/stop_running_server_with_children: false
* shared/default-x-display-manager: kdm
  kdm/daemon_name: /usr/bin/kdm

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Luka Renko (lure) wrote :

This is very subtle bug which is already reported. Good to know it is still there in Edgy. :-(
Marking as duplicate.

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TheDoulos (thedoulos) wrote :

I'm experiencing it in Feisty as well...

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Frans Leerink (f-leerink) wrote :

I noticed it also in Kubuntu 7.04

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Eelco (ubuntu-launchpad-maljaars) wrote :

More or less same problem, only difference that there is a pam call just before the error that fails (because of a Active Directory timeout?)

Jun 6 13:42:28 in0884 kdm: :0[5830]: getpwnam(naloo) failed.
Jun 6 13:43:08 in0884 kdm_greet[5861]: Can't write to core
Jun 6 13:43:08 in0884 kdm_greet[5861]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Jun 6 13:43:08 in0884 kdm: :0[5830]: Abnormal termination of greeter for display :0, code 1, signal 0
Jun 6 13:43:08 in0884 kdm_greet[6112]: Can't open default user face
Jun 6 13:45:13 in0884 kdm: :0[5830]: getpwnam(naloo) failed.
Jun 6 13:45:53 in0884 kdm_greet[6112]: Can't read from core
Jun 6 13:45:53 in0884 kdm_greet[6112]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Jun 6 13:45:53 in0884 kdm: :0[5830]: Abnormal termination of greeter for display :0, code 1, signal 0
Jun 6 13:45:53 in0884 kdm_greet[6116]: Can't open default user face
Jun 6 13:54:06 in0884 kdm: :0[5830]: getpwnam(naloo) failed.
Jun 6 13:54:46 in0884 kdm_greet[6116]: Can't write to core
Jun 6 13:54:46 in0884 kdm_greet[6116]: Internal error: memory corruption detected
Jun 6 13:54:46 in0884 kdm: :0[5830]: Abnormal termination of greeter for display :0, code 1, signal 0

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Coren (coren+) wrote :

I have also this issue on a kubuntu feisty.

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