Public bug reported: Binary package hint: systemtap
Reported this upstream as http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11870. I attached a script that reproduces the problem and other details. The issue proved to be fixed in SystemTap 1.3, and on further investigation applying upstream commit 63db23df87bf6408c0947053288b771d863ecf36 ("PR11112: Check the full %m/M buffer, and limit the length") as a patch to the Ubuntu package fixed the issue. See http://sourceware.org/git/?p=systemtap.git;a=commit;f=translate.cxx;h=63db23df87bf6408c0947053288b771d863ecf36 for the patch in gitweb. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: systemtap 1.0-2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.38-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Aug 4 11:34:11 2010 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=fr_FR:fr:en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=fr_FR.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: systemtap ** Affects: systemtap (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid -- Kernel panic with printf %M format and over-long buffer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/613376 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs