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Description of problem:
Remote connections to MySQL causes mysqld to crash with the following message 
in /var/log/mysqld.log:

Number of processes running now: 1
mysqld process hanging, pid 17993 - killed
021010 12:29:41  mysqld restarted
/usr/libexec/mysqld: ready for connections

When using glibc-2.2.4-30 on a RedHat Linux 7.2 server.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.2.4-30 (i686)


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Upgrade to glibc-2.2.4-30.
2.Reboot
3.Create a mysql-user with access to a database and enter "%" in host column 
of 'user' and 'db' table.
4.Reload grant tables.
5.Connect with the user from a remove computer.
	

Actual Results:
MySQL crashes with the following output in /var/log/mysqld.log:

Number of processes running now: 1
mysqld process hanging, pid 17993 - killed
021010 12:29:41  mysqld restarted
/usr/libexec/mysqld: ready for connections


Additional info:
Downgrading glibc to glibc-2.2.4-29 (with rpm -Uvh --force glibc*) solves the 
problem.