Bug 77568 – All java binaries cause segmentation fault

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Brandon Knight 2005-01-11 11:18:21 UTC]

Whenever I attempt to run any of the java binaries such as java or javac I get a segmentation fault.  I found something interesting in that if I run 'java -version -server' the command works properly.  However, if I run 'java -version -client' it immediately seg faults.

I have blackdown-jre-1.4.2.01 and blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.01 emerged.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. java -version
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
It produces a segmentation fault and drops back to cli.

Expected Results:  
Printed java version installed.

Portage 2.0.51-r3 (default-linux/x86/2004.3, gcc-3.3.4, glibc-2.3.4.20040808-r1,
2.6.7-hardened-r16 i686)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.6.7-hardened-r16 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1500MHz
Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16
Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r5
Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r1
Binutils: sys-devel/binutils-2.15.90.0.1.1-r3
Headers:  sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.4.21-r1
Libtools: sys-devel/libtool-1.5.2-r7
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86"
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
CFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium4 -fomit-frame-pointer"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
COMPILER=""
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config
/usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown
/usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config
/var/qmail/control"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d"
CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium4 -fomit-frame-pointer"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://ftp.ucsb.edu/pub/mirrors/linux/gentoo/"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY=""
SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="x86 X acl alsa apm arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts crypt cups encode esd fam
foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 hardened imagemagick
imlib ipv6 java jpeg ldap libwww mad mikmod motif mozilla mpeg ncurses nls
oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png python quicktime readline sdl slang
spell ssl svga tcpd tiff truetype xml2 xmms xv zlib"


running java-config -f produces:
blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.01

running java-config -v produces a blank line.

[Comment 1 Brandon Knight 2005-01-11 11:21:08 UTC]

Created attachment 48229 [details]
Strace for 'java -version'

This is the output of running 'strace java -version'

[Comment 2 Jan Brinkmann (RETIRED) 2005-01-11 11:45:35 UTC]

you have hardened features enabled and properbly grsecurity in your kernel. you can either disable these features or another way could it be to disable grsecurity flags on all java binaries because otherwise it won't work. use chpax or paxctl todo do. just emerge one of them.