In __cxa_get_globals, the code does:
if ((g = (__cxa_eh_globals *)
std::malloc (sizeof (__cxa_eh_globals))) == 0
|| __gthread_setspecific (globals_key, (void *) g) != 0)
std::terminate ();
but since __cxa_get_globals is called in __cxa_allocate_exception, the effect
of this is that if the first
exception thrown in a program is an out-of-memory exception, the program will
instead call
std::terminate, because it won't be able to allocate a new __cxa_eh_globals.
std::terminate itself
expects __cxa_get_globals to work, so it'll call itself recursively, leading to
an abort() in
__verbose_terminate_handler.
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Summary: libstdc++ crashes when out of memory exception thrown
Product: gcc
Version: 4.0.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: libstdc++
AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
ReportedBy: geoffk at gcc dot gnu dot org
CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24025
