Package: iceweasel Version: 3.5.4-1 Severity: normal Tags: patch On linux kernel featuring PaX RANDMMAP, Firefox 3.5 gets caught in an infinite mmap()/munmap() loop, because mmap() returns an address different than the one expected. This forces the user to turn off this security feature.
Upstream bug report: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527356 Original bug report: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278698 A patch by PaX Team is available: http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=200840 To work-around the issue by disabling RANDMMAP: `paxctl -r /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.1/xulrunner-stub` -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.31.5-grsec Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages iceweasel depends on: ii debianutils 3.2.1 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii fontconfig 2.6.0-4 generic font configuration library ii libc6 2.10.1-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.4.2-2 GCC support library ii libglib2.0-0 2.22.2-2 The GLib library of C routines ii libgtk2.0-0 2.18.3-1 The GTK+ graphical user interface ii libnspr4-0d 4.8.2-1 NetScape Portable Runtime Library ii libstdc++6 4.4.2-2 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii procps 1:3.2.8-2 /proc file system utilities ii psmisc 22.8-1 utilities that use the proc file s ii xulrunner-1.9.1 1.9.1.4-1 XUL + XPCOM application runner iceweasel recommends no packages. Versions of packages iceweasel suggests: pn latex-xft-fonts <none> (no description available) ii libkrb53 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13 Transitional library package/krb4 pn mozplugger <none> (no description available) pn ttf-mathematica4.1 <none> (no description available) pn xfonts-mathml <none> (no description available) pn xprint <none> (no description available) pn xulrunner-1.9.1-gnom <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
