Since install (2 days ago) I've seen the following segfaults in /var/log/messages. I haven't actually noticed anything not working or crashing, so I'm at loss as to why these are occurring. # grep segfault /var/log/messages Mar 14 22:53:37 cyan kernel: nvidia-config-d[3503]: segfault at 0 ip 0000000006e68453 sp 00007fffdee69b90 error 4 in libc-2.9.so[6dee000+168000] Mar 14 22:53:55 cyan kernel: nvidia-config-d[3659]: segfault at 4000000 ip 0000000004fd3453 sp 00007fffe14ea210 error 4 in libc-2.9.so[4f59000+168000] Mar 14 23:06:29 cyan kernel: compiz[4337]: segfault at 7f9990f36c10 ip 00007f9990f36c10 sp 00007fff9e38e438 error 14 in libglib-2.0.so.0.1800.4[7f99917bb000+e0000] Mar 15 00:43:48 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[21945]: segfault at 60d92a ip 000000000060d92a sp 00007fffaa073508 error 15 Mar 15 00:43:48 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[21947]: segfault at 656000 ip 000000000022358f sp 00007fff6526f708 error 6 in ld-2.9.so[20b000+20000] Mar 15 00:43:49 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22138]: segfault at d ip 0000000000405dbb sp 00007fffa29a8e50 error 4 in stat[400000+c000] Mar 15 00:43:50 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22185]: segfault at 619510 ip 0000000000619510 sp 00007fffff1e2678 error 15 in dir[619000+2000] Mar 15 00:43:51 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22284]: segfault at 6fce4581 ip 000000000040034a sp 00007fff98d371e0 error 6 in xlsatoms[400000+2000] Mar 15 00:43:51 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22322]: segfault at 603338 ip 0000000000603338 sp 00007fff75059500 error 15 in icclink[603000+1000] Mar 15 00:43:52 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22357]: segfault at 613f70 ip 0000000000613f70 sp 00007fff97a3b608 error 15 in bc[613000+1000] Mar 15 00:43:52 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22408]: segfault at 61992a ip 000000000061992a sp 00007fff3e89bd28 error 15 in pklogin_finder[617000+3000] Mar 15 00:43:54 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22523]: segfault at 607dbb ip 0000000000607dbb sp 00007fff70272710 error 15 in xdpyinfo[607000+1000] Mar 15 00:43:55 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22595]: segfault at 68f000 ip 0000000000238583 sp 00007fff001fd688 error 6 in ld-2.9.so[220000+20000] Mar 15 00:43:56 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22697]: segfault at 400000 ip 000000000041092c sp 00007fff972186b8 error 7 in gcc[400000+39000] Mar 15 00:43:56 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22711]: segfault at 635c20 ip 0000000000635c20 sp 00007fff219b6578 error 15 in gpk-application[634000+2000] Mar 15 00:43:57 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22816]: segfault at 680317 ip 0000000000680317 sp 00007fff58bea090 error 15 Mar 15 00:43:59 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22922]: segfault at 400000 ip 0000000000413dbb sp 00007fff741125b0 error 6 in xglyph[400000+14000] Mar 15 00:43:59 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22926]: segfault at 626000 ip 00000000001fd58f sp 00007fffbb0324b8 error 6 in ld-2.9.so[1e5000+20000] Mar 15 00:44:00 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22987]: segfault at 60e069 ip 000000000060e069 sp 00007fff662f0eb0 error 15 in polkit-gnome-authorization[60e000+1000] Mar 15 00:44:00 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[22989]: segfault at 600c20 ip 0000000000600c20 sp 00007fff16dee9b8 error 15 in dfbmaster[600000+1000] Mar 15 00:44:00 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23017]: segfault at 677000 ip 000000000024258f sp 00007fffd6bff088 error 6 in ld-2.9.so[22a000+20000] Mar 15 00:44:03 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23245]: segfault at 3fff89 ip 0000000000416dbb sp 00007fff31366800 error 6 in vncviewer[400000+20000] Mar 15 00:44:05 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23403]: segfault at 3fff85 ip 0000000000403dbb sp 00007fff64d121c0 error 7 in findfs[400000+8000] Mar 15 00:44:05 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23453]: segfault at 400000 ip 0000000000400dd0 sp 00007fff642420f8 error 7 in accton[400000+2000] Mar 15 00:44:05 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23493]: segfault at 0 ip 0000000000000000 sp 00007fff3eb90178 error 14 in ld-2.9.so[3e2000+1e000] Mar 15 00:44:06 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23554]: segfault at 2a8 ip 000000000054e99b sp 00007fff05ca1870 error 4 in ld-2.9.so[54b000+20000] Mar 15 00:44:07 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23659]: segfault at 2a8 ip 00000000004df99b sp 00007fffa40adc80 error 4 in ld-2.9.so[4dc000+20000] Mar 15 00:44:08 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23701]: segfault at 60192a ip 000000000060192a sp 00007fff966feb98 error 15 in selinuxconlist[601000+1000] Mar 15 00:44:08 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23745]: segfault at 6036e0 ip 00000000006036e0 sp 00007fff9b192bc8 error 15 in hald-addon-usb-csr[603000+1000] Mar 15 00:44:09 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23778]: segfault at 400000 ip 0000000000401dbb sp 00007fffc6819020 error 6 in hald-probe-ieee1394-unit[400000+3000] Mar 15 00:44:12 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23933]: segfault at 45ec20 ip 000000000025593f sp 00007fffa2da3228 error 6 in ld-2.9.so[23e000+20000] Mar 15 00:44:12 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23937]: segfault at 41855c ip 00000000004588c2 sp 00007fffafcd5438 error 6 in webtest[400000+4d2000] Mar 15 00:44:14 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[23992]: segfault at 6067d4 ip 0000000000403dbb sp 00007fff34d661f0 error 6 in file-xbm[400000+6000] Mar 15 00:44:14 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[24014]: segfault at 60695e ip 000000000060695e sp 00007fff9d4ae060 error 15 in blur-motion[606000+1000] Mar 15 00:44:15 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[24090]: segfault at b77ff000 ip 00000000004003c0 sp 00007fffbf8003b8 error 6 in depth-merge[400000+6000] Mar 15 00:44:15 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[24104]: segfault at 627000 ip 000000000020d57f sp 00007fffebbc8038 error 6 in ld-2.9.so[1f5000+20000] Mar 15 00:44:20 cyan kernel: ld-linux-x86-64[24161]: segfault at c028d0 ip 000000000040036f sp 00007fff8827e710 error 6 in libgpod-callout[400000+2000] Mar 15 01:20:33 cyan kernel: npviewer.bin[31939]: segfault at 0 ip 0000000000000000 sp 00007fffd4aac998 error 14 in libnss_files-2.9.so[110000+c000] Mar 15 11:26:11 cyan kernel: nvidia-config-d[2201]: segfault at 0 ip 00000032b4a7a453 sp 00007fff73af4820 error 4 in libc-2.9.so[32b4a00000+168000] Mar 15 12:05:06 cyan kernel: compiz[3361]: segfault at 32c042ec10 ip 00000032c042ec10 sp 00007fff4f43ce88 error 14 in libICE.so.6.3.0[32c1000000+17000] Mar 16 18:14:24 cyan kernel: nvidia-config-d[2225]: segfault at 0 ip 00000032b4a7a453 sp 00007ffff0600320 error 4 in libc-2.9.so[32b4a00000+168000]
This doesn't mean at all that there is an issue in glibc. I had big problems with some kernel versions which caused random crashes. Run a different kernel, update to the latest etc.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 488449 ***