this has nothing todo with __nss_hosts_lookup I had the same message with another JAVA-progrom After installing libc6-dbg and examing the coredump, you'll see the real libc6-function
$ gdb $JAVA_HOME/bin/java core #0 0x00007f22481e11e5 in __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:56 #1 0x00007f22481e4398 in __GI_abort () at abort.c:90 #2 0x00007f2247bcb865 in os::abort(bool) () from /media/vg0-work/java/jdk1.7.0_21/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so #3 0x00007f2247d2bb77 in VMError::report_and_die() () from /media/vg0-work/java/jdk1.7.0_21/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so #4 0x00007f2247bcf370 in JVM_handle_linux_signal () from /media/vg0-work/java/jdk1.7.0_21/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so #5 <signal handler called> #6 __memmove_ssse3 () at ../sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcpy-ssse3.S:2513 #7 0x00007f22479fc6c5 in jni_SetByteArrayRegion () from /media/vg0-work/java/jdk1.7.0_21/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so So the SIGSEGV signal is coming from __memmove_ssse3 Note: i've tried openjdk-6, openjdk-7 and jdk1.7.0_21. Getting the same errror everytime. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1040827 Title: SIGSEGV in __nss_hosts_lookup crashing OpenJDK when Java reads updated jar files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/+bug/1040827/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
