rsyslogd crashes on exit with SEGFAULT

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Sometimes, when rsyslogd exits, the process crashes with a SEGFAULT, as shown in the example below

    -- Subject: Unit rsyslog.service has begun shutting down
    -- Unit rsyslog.service has begun shutting down.
    ... rsyslogd[1065]: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="8.2102.0-7.el8_6.1" x-pid="1065" x-info="https://www.rsyslog.com"] exiting on signal 15.
    ... kernel: rsyslogd[1065]: segfault at 22202c226767 ip 00007f7913f0acb1 sp 00007ffee0c64e10 error 4 in libc-2.28.so[7f7913e6e000+1bc000]
    

    Addresses may vary.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9
    • rsyslogd

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