The hdparm command crashes with free(): invalid pointer
Issue
- The hdparm command crashes with free(): invalid pointer:
$ sudo hdparm -i /dev/sdb
/dev/sdb:
Model=WDC WD5003AZEX-00K1GA0, FwRev=80.00A80, SerialNo=WD-WCC1S2239733
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec SpinMotCtl Fixed DTR>5Mbs FmtGapReq }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0
BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=unknown, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=976773168
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6
AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: Unspecified: ATA/ATAPI-1,2,3,4,5,6,7
* signifies the current active mode
free(): invalid pointer
Abort
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- hdparm-9.54-2.el8
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