Public bug reported: Bash pre-4.4.20 has a bug in its PID hash table that causes spin-loops when spawning sub processes and waiting for them. There is a fix:
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-4.4-patches/bash44-020 Our application started being affected (locking up) by this since migrating from Ubuntu 14.04 to 18.04. Ubuntu 14.04 has bash 4.3.11(1), Ubuntu 18.04 has bash 4.4.19 (that is, when running 'bash --version', because of their unusual versions as patches, apt shows it as 4.4.18-2ubuntu1). The 4.4-020 version needs to be included. I think it's actually quite critical, also for older Ubuntus. The Bash bug report mentions longer running loops, but it seems hash collisions are the cause, meaning it's just a matter of chance, influenced by how fast PIDs are cycled on the machine. ** Affects: bash (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/1822776 Title: Apply Bash 4.4.20 to fix cpu spinning on built-in wait To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/1822776/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
