id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc,stage,has_patch,needs_docs,needs_tests,needs_better_patch,easy,ui_ux 11001,Crash (double free) on OpenBSD on POST request,TheStarch@…,nobody,"I currently experience crashes when issuing some POST request on my application. Repoduced anytime with: {{{ % ./manage.py shell >>> from django.test.client import Client >>> c = Client() >>> c.post('/admin/') python in free(): error: bogus pointer (double free?) }}} The code used to not crash, and one day, I found it not working anymore. I am definitively unable to find the cause of the behaviour change. '''Box configuration''' {{{ % uname -mprsv OpenBSD 4.5 GENERIC.MP#0 i386 Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz (""GenuineIntel"" 686-class) % ./manage.py shell 15:30 Python 2.5.4 (r254:67916, Mar 1 2009, 15:10:20) [GCC 3.3.5 (propolice)] on openbsd4 Type ""help"", ""copyright"", ""credits"" or ""license"" for more information. (InteractiveConsole) >>> import django >>> django.get_version() '1.0.2 final' }}} I tried the very same code on another box (not same hardware) with same OS, python and django versions, and it works (I so hope this is not an hardware issue). '''Some debugging''' I narrowed down the source of the error to the following line from django/http/multipartparser.py file using pdb. Do not hesitate asking some more information. {{{ 609 yield parse_boundary_stream(sub_stream, 1024) }}} Please find below the stack extracted from gdb. I tried using pystack but it not seems working. {{{ #0 0x09fa6f81 in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.50.1 #1 0x09ff3907 in abort () at /usr/src/lib/libc/stdlib/abort.c:68 #2 0x09fcb8e1 in wrterror (p=0x29f766ee ""bogus pointer (double free?)"") at /usr/src/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.c:375 #3 0x09fcd2cd in free (ptr=0x80fca5d4) at /usr/src/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.c:1328 #4 0x09f9e2b1 in bm_free (pat=0x823d1000) at /usr/src/lib/libc/string/bm.c:142 #5 0x079dcd2b in mxBMS_Free () from /usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mx/TextTools/mxTextTools/mxTextTools.so #6 0x00170b41 in meth_dealloc () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #7 0x0016e410 in dict_dealloc () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #8 0x001838bb in subtype_dealloc () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #9 0x0016e410 in dict_dealloc () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #10 0x001838bb in subtype_dealloc () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #11 0x001adc67 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #12 0x001b1be6 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #13 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #14 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #15 0x001b1be6 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #16 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #17 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #18 0x001b1be6 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #19 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #20 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #21 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #22 0x0016188a in function_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #23 0x00148a28 in PyObject_Call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #24 0x00148ac4 in call_function_tail () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #25 0x00148b57 in PyObject_CallFunction () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #26 0x00154511 in property_descr_get () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #27 0x00173043 in PyObject_GenericGetAttr () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #28 0x00172ba5 in PyObject_GetAttr () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #29 0x001af527 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #30 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #31 0x0016188a in function_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #32 0x00148a28 in PyObject_Call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #33 0x001b20a3 in ext_do_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #34 0x001afdbe in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #35 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #36 0x001b1b63 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #37 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #38 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #39 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #40 0x0016188a in function_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #41 0x00148a28 in PyObject_Call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #42 0x001b20a3 in ext_do_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #43 0x001afdbe in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #44 0x001b1be6 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #45 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #46 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #47 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #48 0x0016188a in function_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #49 0x00148a28 in PyObject_Call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #50 0x0014fb44 in 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fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #64 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #65 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #66 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #67 0x001ad59b in PyEval_EvalCode () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #68 0x001b2db9 in exec_statement () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #69 0x001aef13 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #70 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #71 0x001b1b63 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #72 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #73 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #74 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #75 0x001b1b63 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #76 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #77 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #78 0x001b1be6 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #79 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #80 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #81 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #82 0x001b1b63 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #83 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #84 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #85 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #86 0x001b1b63 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #87 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #88 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #89 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #90 0x0016188a in function_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #91 0x00148a28 in PyObject_Call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #92 0x001b20a3 in ext_do_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #93 0x001afdbe in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #94 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #95 0x0016188a in function_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #96 0x00148a28 in PyObject_Call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #97 0x001b20a3 in ext_do_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #98 0x001afdbe in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #99 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #100 0x0016188a in function_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #101 0x00148a28 in PyObject_Call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #102 0x001b20a3 in ext_do_call () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #103 0x001afdbe in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #104 0x001b1be6 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #105 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #106 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #107 0x001b1be6 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #108 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #109 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #110 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #111 0x001b1b63 in fast_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #112 0x001b17a1 in call_function () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #113 0x001afa5f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #114 0x001b03c8 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #115 0x001ad59b in PyEval_EvalCode () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #116 0x001cbdd6 in run_mod () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #117 0x001cbd64 in PyRun_FileExFlags () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #118 0x001cae81 in PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #119 0x001ca88d in PyRun_AnyFileExFlags () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #120 0x001d4fa9 in Py_Main () from /usr/local/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0 #121 0x1c000e3c in main () }}} ",,closed,Core (Other),1.0,,invalid,segfault openbsd,,Unreviewed,0,0,0,0,0,0