ABRT reports "lsmem killed by SIGSEGV" and sosreport runs continuously on the system

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • abrt-cli ls reports lsmem killed by SIGSEGV

    id XXX
    reason:         lsmem killed by SIGSEGV
    time:           <DATE>
    cmdline:        lsmem -a -o RANGE,SIZE,STATE,REMOVABLE,ZONES,NODE,BLOCK
    package:        util-linux-2.23.2-61.el7
    uid:            0 (root)
    count:          1203
    Directory:      /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-<DATE>-<PID>
    Run 'abrt-cli report /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-<DATE>-<PID>' for creating a case in Red Hat Customer Portal
    

    or

    id YYY
    reason:         lsmem killed by SIGSEGV
    time:           <DATE>
    cmdline:        lsmem -a -o RANGE,SIZE,STATE,REMOVABLE,ZONES,NODE,BLOCK
    package:        util-linux-2.23.2-61.el7
    uid:            0 (root)
    Directory:      /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-<DATE>-<PID>
    Reported:       cannot be reported
    
  • sosreport runs continuously on the system

    # pgrep -a sosreport
    57971 /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/sosreport --tmp-dir /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-<DATE1>-<PID1> --batch --only=anaconda --only=boot --only=devicemapper --only=filesys --only=hardware --only=kernel --only=libraries --only=memory --only=networking --only=nfsserver --only=pam --only=process --only=rpm -k rpm.rpmva=off --only=ssh --only=services --only=yum --only=date --only=host --only=x11 --only=cups --only=logs --only=grub2 --only=cron --only=pci --only=auditd --only=selinux --only=lvm2 --only=sar --only=processor
    
    # sleep 120
    
    # pgrep -a sosreport
    61512 /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/sosreport --tmp-dir /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-<DATE2>-<PID2> --batch --only=anaconda --only=boot --only=devicemapper --only=filesys --only=hardware --only=kernel --only=libraries --only=memory --only=networking --only=nfsserver --only=pam --only=process --only=rpm -k rpm.rpmva=off --only=ssh --only=services --only=yum --only=date --only=host --only=x11 --only=cups --only=logs --only=grub2 --only=cron --only=pci --only=auditd --only=selinux --only=lvm2 --only=sar --only=processor
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
    • lsmem (util-linux)
  • Big Endian architectures
    • ppc64le
    • s390x

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