It seems to affect firefox webrtc to: http://support.mozilla.org/hu/questions/967768
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-lib in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1008600 Title: valgrind aplay -L prints scary warnings Status in “alsa-lib” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Bug description: valgrind reports a lot of scary errors when run on aplay -L , it looks like the alsa snd_device_name_hint function is doing some dangerous stuff: ==30818== Memcheck, a memory error detector ==30818== Copyright (C) 2002-2011, and GNU GPL'd, by Julian Seward et al. ==30818== Using Valgrind-3.7.0 and LibVEX; rerun with -h for copyright info ==30818== Command: aplay -L ==30818== ==30818== Invalid read of size 8 ==30818== at 0x50653F0: snd_config_iterator_next (conf.c:3885) ==30818== by 0x5070732: snd_device_name_hint (namehint.c:506) ==30818== by 0x403DE8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x4094A8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x556576C: (below main) (libc-start.c:226) ==30818== Address 0x5e0c8f8 is 40 bytes inside a block of size 72 free'd ==30818== at 0x4C2A82E: free (in /usr/lib/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so) ==30818== by 0x5065E94: snd_config_delete (conf.c:1850) ==30818== by 0x5066425: parse_defs (conf.c:1200) ==30818== by 0x50667E5: snd_config_load1 (conf.c:1661) ==30818== by 0x5066A0C: config_file_open (conf.c:3403) ==30818== by 0x506827D: snd_config_hook_load (conf.c:3528) ==30818== by 0x64C8ACC: ??? ==30818== by 0x5068EBC: snd_config_hooks.constprop.26 (conf.c:3326) ==30818== by 0x50694C3: snd_config_searcha_hooks (conf.c:3127) ==30818== by 0x5069599: snd_config_searchva_hooks (conf.c:3164) ==30818== by 0x5069675: snd1_config_search_alias_hooks (conf.c:3194) ==30818== by 0x50687A1: snd_config_search_definition (conf.c:4782) ==30818== ==30818== Invalid read of size 8 ==30818== at 0x506470E: snd_config_get_id (conf.c:1578) ==30818== by 0x50706F7: snd_device_name_hint (namehint.c:508) ==30818== by 0x403DE8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x4094A8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x556576C: (below main) (libc-start.c:226) ==30818== Address 0x5e0c8d0 is 0 bytes inside a block of size 72 free'd ==30818== at 0x4C2A82E: free (in /usr/lib/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so) ==30818== by 0x5065E94: snd_config_delete (conf.c:1850) ==30818== by 0x5066425: parse_defs (conf.c:1200) ==30818== by 0x50667E5: snd_config_load1 (conf.c:1661) ==30818== by 0x5066A0C: config_file_open (conf.c:3403) ==30818== by 0x506827D: snd_config_hook_load (conf.c:3528) ==30818== by 0x64C8ACC: ??? ==30818== by 0x5068EBC: snd_config_hooks.constprop.26 (conf.c:3326) ==30818== by 0x50694C3: snd_config_searcha_hooks (conf.c:3127) ==30818== by 0x5069599: snd_config_searchva_hooks (conf.c:3164) ==30818== by 0x5069675: snd1_config_search_alias_hooks (conf.c:3194) ==30818== by 0x50687A1: snd_config_search_definition (conf.c:4782) ==30818== ==30818== Invalid read of size 1 ==30818== at 0x558DDBA: vfprintf (vfprintf.c:1624) ==30818== by 0x564B403: __vsprintf_chk (vsprintf_chk.c:86) ==30818== by 0x564B34C: __sprintf_chk (sprintf_chk.c:33) ==30818== by 0x506F50F: try_config (stdio2.h:34) ==30818== by 0x5070722: snd_device_name_hint (namehint.c:512) ==30818== by 0x403DE8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x4094A8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x556576C: (below main) (libc-start.c:226) ==30818== Address 0x5e0c820 is 0 bytes inside a block of size 8 free'd ==30818== at 0x4C2A82E: free (in /usr/lib/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so) ==30818== by 0x5065E8C: snd_config_delete (conf.c:1849) ==30818== by 0x5066425: parse_defs (conf.c:1200) ==30818== by 0x50667E5: snd_config_load1 (conf.c:1661) ==30818== by 0x5066A0C: config_file_open (conf.c:3403) ==30818== by 0x506827D: snd_config_hook_load (conf.c:3528) ==30818== by 0x64C8ACC: ??? ==30818== by 0x5068EBC: snd_config_hooks.constprop.26 (conf.c:3326) ==30818== by 0x50694C3: snd_config_searcha_hooks (conf.c:3127) ==30818== by 0x5069599: snd_config_searchva_hooks (conf.c:3164) ==30818== by 0x5069675: snd1_config_search_alias_hooks (conf.c:3194) ==30818== by 0x50687A1: snd_config_search_definition (conf.c:4782) ==30818== ==30818== Invalid read of size 1 ==30818== at 0x55BFB98: _IO_default_xsputn (genops.c:480) ==30818== by 0x558DBED: vfprintf (vfprintf.c:1624) ==30818== by 0x564B403: __vsprintf_chk (vsprintf_chk.c:86) ==30818== by 0x564B34C: __sprintf_chk (sprintf_chk.c:33) ==30818== by 0x506F50F: try_config (stdio2.h:34) ==30818== by 0x5070722: snd_device_name_hint (namehint.c:512) ==30818== by 0x403DE8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x4094A8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x556576C: (below main) (libc-start.c:226) ==30818== Address 0x5e0c820 is 0 bytes inside a block of size 8 free'd ==30818== at 0x4C2A82E: free (in /usr/lib/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so) ==30818== by 0x5065E8C: snd_config_delete (conf.c:1849) ==30818== by 0x5066425: parse_defs (conf.c:1200) ==30818== by 0x50667E5: snd_config_load1 (conf.c:1661) ==30818== by 0x5066A0C: config_file_open (conf.c:3403) ==30818== by 0x506827D: snd_config_hook_load (conf.c:3528) ==30818== by 0x64C8ACC: ??? ==30818== by 0x5068EBC: snd_config_hooks.constprop.26 (conf.c:3326) ==30818== by 0x50694C3: snd_config_searcha_hooks (conf.c:3127) ==30818== by 0x5069599: snd_config_searchva_hooks (conf.c:3164) ==30818== by 0x5069675: snd1_config_search_alias_hooks (conf.c:3194) ==30818== by 0x50687A1: snd_config_search_definition (conf.c:4782) ==30818== ==30818== Invalid read of size 1 ==30818== at 0x55BFBA7: _IO_default_xsputn (genops.c:479) ==30818== by 0x558DBED: vfprintf (vfprintf.c:1624) ==30818== by 0x564B403: __vsprintf_chk (vsprintf_chk.c:86) ==30818== by 0x564B34C: __sprintf_chk (sprintf_chk.c:33) ==30818== by 0x506F50F: try_config (stdio2.h:34) ==30818== by 0x5070722: snd_device_name_hint (namehint.c:512) ==30818== by 0x403DE8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x4094A8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x556576C: (below main) (libc-start.c:226) ==30818== Address 0x5e0c822 is 2 bytes inside a block of size 8 free'd ==30818== at 0x4C2A82E: free (in /usr/lib/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so) ==30818== by 0x5065E8C: snd_config_delete (conf.c:1849) ==30818== by 0x5066425: parse_defs (conf.c:1200) ==30818== by 0x50667E5: snd_config_load1 (conf.c:1661) ==30818== by 0x5066A0C: config_file_open (conf.c:3403) ==30818== by 0x506827D: snd_config_hook_load (conf.c:3528) ==30818== by 0x64C8ACC: ??? ==30818== by 0x5068EBC: snd_config_hooks.constprop.26 (conf.c:3326) ==30818== by 0x50694C3: snd_config_searcha_hooks (conf.c:3127) ==30818== by 0x5069599: snd_config_searchva_hooks (conf.c:3164) ==30818== by 0x5069675: snd1_config_search_alias_hooks (conf.c:3194) ==30818== by 0x50687A1: snd_config_search_definition (conf.c:4782) ==30818== ==30818== Invalid read of size 1 ==30818== at 0x4C2E439: __strcpy_chk (in /usr/lib/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so) ==30818== by 0x506F6BF: try_config (string3.h:105) ==30818== by 0x5070722: snd_device_name_hint (namehint.c:512) ==30818== by 0x403DE8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x4094A8: ??? (in /usr/bin/aplay) ==30818== by 0x556576C: (below main) (libc-start.c:226) ==30818== Address 0x5e0c820 is 0 bytes inside a block of size 8 free'd ==30818== at 0x4C2A82E: free (in /usr/lib/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so) ==30818== by 0x5065E8C: snd_config_delete (conf.c:1849) ==30818== by 0x5066425: parse_defs (conf.c:1200) ==30818== by 0x50667E5: snd_config_load1 (conf.c:1661) ==30818== by 0x5066A0C: config_file_open (conf.c:3403) ==30818== by 0x506827D: snd_config_hook_load (conf.c:3528) ==30818== by 0x64C8ACC: ??? ==30818== by 0x5068EBC: snd_config_hooks.constprop.26 (conf.c:3326) ==30818== by 0x50694C3: snd_config_searcha_hooks (conf.c:3127) ==30818== by 0x5069599: snd_config_searchva_hooks (conf.c:3164) ==30818== by 0x5069675: snd1_config_search_alias_hooks (conf.c:3194) ==30818== by 0x50687A1: snd_config_search_definition (conf.c:4782) ==30818== default Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) pulse PulseAudio Sound Server default Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server sysdefault:CARD=I82801AAICH Intel 82801AA-ICH, Intel 82801AA-ICH Default Audio Device front:CARD=I82801AAICH,DEV=0 Intel 82801AA-ICH, Intel 82801AA-ICH Front speakers surround40:CARD=I82801AAICH,DEV=0 Intel 82801AA-ICH, Intel 82801AA-ICH 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers surround41:CARD=I82801AAICH,DEV=0 Intel 82801AA-ICH, Intel 82801AA-ICH 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround50:CARD=I82801AAICH,DEV=0 Intel 82801AA-ICH, Intel 82801AA-ICH 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers surround51:CARD=I82801AAICH,DEV=0 Intel 82801AA-ICH, Intel 82801AA-ICH 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers iec958:CARD=I82801AAICH,DEV=0 Intel 82801AA-ICH, Intel 82801AA-ICH IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output dmix:CARD=I82801AAICH,DEV=0 Intel 82801AA-ICH, Intel 82801AA-ICH Direct sample mixing device dsnoop:CARD=I82801AAICH,DEV=0 Intel 82801AA-ICH, Intel 82801AA-ICH Direct sample snooping device hw:CARD=I82801AAICH,DEV=0 Intel 82801AA-ICH, Intel 82801AA-ICH Direct hardware device without any conversions plughw:CARD=I82801AAICH,DEV=0 Intel 82801AA-ICH, Intel 82801AA-ICH Hardware device with all software conversions ==30818== ==30818== HEAP SUMMARY: ==30818== in use at exit: 32,284 bytes in 94 blocks ==30818== total heap usage: 16,469 allocs, 16,375 frees, 719,816 bytes allocated ==30818== ==30818== LEAK SUMMARY: ==30818== definitely lost: 0 bytes in 0 blocks ==30818== indirectly lost: 0 bytes in 0 blocks ==30818== possibly lost: 0 bytes in 0 blocks ==30818== still reachable: 32,284 bytes in 94 blocks ==30818== suppressed: 0 bytes in 0 blocks ==30818== Rerun with --leak-check=full to see details of leaked memory ==30818== ==30818== For counts of detected and suppressed errors, rerun with: -v ==30818== ERROR SUMMARY: 25 errors from 6 contexts (suppressed: 2 from 2) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-lib/+bug/1008600/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp