Public bug reported: ntp, from the package ntp-1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3 on Precise with KDE, generates the following error when restarted on the command line with the command "sudo service ntp restart"
rapc@rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor:/etc/apparmor/init$ sudo service ntp restart * Stopping NTP server ntpd ...done. * Starting NTP server ntpd *** glibc detected *** lockfile-create: malloc(): memory corruption (fast): 0x0000000000ba40e0 *** In syslog, i found this: [ 257.286600] lockfile-create[1340]: segfault at 18 ip 00007f394c218805 sp 00007fffbbc0c0c0 error 4 in libc-2.15.so[7f394c19a000+1b2000] Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor kernel: [ 257.286596] show_signal_msg: 33 callbacks suppressed Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor kernel: [ 257.286600] lockfile-create[1340]: segfault at 18 ip 00007f394c218805 sp 00007fffbbc0c0c0 error 4 in libc-2.15.so[7f394c19a000+1b2000] Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2294]: ntpd 4.2.6p3@1.2290 Tue Mar 6 15:36:36 UTC 2012 (1) Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2295]: proto: precision = 0.419 usec Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2295]: ntp_io: estimated max descriptors: 2144, initial socket boundary: 16 Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2295]: Listen and drop on 0 v4wildcard 0.0.0.0 UDP 123 Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2295]: Listen and drop on 1 v6wildcard :: UDP 123 Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2295]: Listen normally on 2 lo 127.0.0.1 UDP 123 Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2295]: Listen normally on 3 eth0 10.146.19.204 UDP 123 Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2295]: Listen normally on 4 eth0 fe80::21f:29ff:fed4:8328 UDP 123 Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2295]: Listen normally on 5 lo ::1 UDP 123 Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2295]: peers refreshed Apr 2 09:10:05 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2295]: Listening on routing socket on fd #22 for interface updates Apr 2 09:15:37 rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor ntpd[2295]: ntpd exiting on signal 15 My /etc/ntp.conf has not been changed ** Affects: ntp (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/971314 Title: 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3 on Precise generates a memory corruption To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/971314/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs