What are those "general protection" errors logged to /var/log/messages on my x86_64 system?

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Issue

  • An x86_64 system is logging the following messages to /var/log/syslog:

    kernel: someprogram[11902] general protection rip:40b3ea rsp:7fbfffe250 error:0
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (x86_64 arch)

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