librespeed / librespeed/speedtest-go

Segfault on RHEL 9.1

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Description

Description

Untaring the 1.1.5 release and running ./speedtest-backend results in a Segmentation Fault with error code 15 in dmesg on RHEL 9.1.

Server

RHEL 9.1 default install

Client

N/A

Steps to reproduce

  • Download 1.1.5 release
  • Run sha256sum and ensure checksum is correct
  • Unarchive
  • Run speedtest-backend binary

Expected behaviour

No Segmentation Fault

Screenshots

segfault at 7f72f309f7bf ip 00007f72f309f7bf sp 00007ffcc8d19990 error 15 in speedtest-backend[7f72f2c12000+48e000]

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported failure by running the 1.1.5 speedtest-backend release on a default RHEL 9.1 installation and inspect the dmesg output. Trace the segmentation fault to its cause and verify that the binary starts without crashing on the reported environment.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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