Multiple applications crash with a segmentation fault and prelink reports errors in libssl.so.6

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Multiple applications that link to libssl.so.6 crash in the system:
Feb 16 07:39:12 localhost kernel: hpssd.py[4692]: segfault at 0000000000000008 rip 0000003eb9e0a4c2 rsp 00007fffe8a25470 error 4
Feb 16 07:39:13 localhost kernel: httpd[4754]: segfault at 0000000000000008 rip 00002aeab68fe4c2 rsp 00007fffe0d91650 error 4
Feb 16 07:39:13 localhost kernel: smbd[4800]: segfault at 0000000000000008 rip 00002b76a81164c2 rsp 00007fffdc040990 error 4
Feb 16 09:00:09 localhost kernel: sendmail[22933]: segfault at 0000000000000008 rip 00002b920affd4c2 rsp 00007fff5a7ade10 error 4
  • Running any program that links with libssl.so.6 results in a crash
  • Prelink reports errors in libssl.so.6:
prelink: /lib64/libssl.so.6: bogus sh_link value 62120

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Prelink enabled in the system

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