# Steps to reproduce ```bash unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH unset LD_PRELOAD unset _JAVA_OPTIONS unset JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386 export JRE_HOME=${JAVA_HOME}/jre export PATH=${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${JRE_HOME}/bin:${PATH} export DEBUG_PROG='gdb --args' java -version ``` ## From within `gdb`: ```gdb b main r b canonicalize cont ``` # Normal behaviour (Glibc 2.24) Debian 9: ```console $ /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 GNU C Library (Debian GLIBC 2.24-11+deb9u4) stable release version 2.24, by Roland McGrath et al. Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Compiled by GNU CC version 6.3.0 20170516. Available extensions: crypt add-on version 2.1 by Michael Glad and others GNU Libidn by Simon Josefsson Native POSIX Threads Library by Ulrich Drepper et al BIND-8.2.3-T5B libc ABIs: UNIQUE IFUNC For bug reporting instructions, please see: . ``` ## Backtrace ``` #0 0xf79c304a in canonicalize () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/i386/libjava.so #1 0xf79bec50 in Canonicalize () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/i386/libjava.so #2 0xf7d05c4b in ClassLoader::get_canonical_path(char *, char *, int) () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #3 0xf7d0506f in ClassLoader::setup_bootstrap_search_path(void) () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #4 0xf7d05cad in classLoader_init(void) () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #5 0xf7d1bad3 in init_globals(void) () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #6 0xf7de14ea in Threads::create_vm(JavaVMInitArgs *) () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #7 0xf7d4b620 in JNI_CreateJavaVM () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #8 0x08049bca in InitializeJVM () #9 0x08048fd0 in main () ``` # Abnormal behaviour (Glibc 2.25+) Debian 10: ```console $ /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 GNU C Library (Debian GLIBC 2.28-10+deb10u2) stable release version 2.28. Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Compiled by GNU CC version 8.3.0. libc ABIs: UNIQUE IFUNC ABSOLUTE For bug reporting instructions, please see: . ``` ## Backtrace ``` #0 __canonicalize (cx=0x8050d50, x=0xffff948c) at ./s_canonicalize_template.c:24 #1 0xf7fa9c50 in Canonicalize () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/i386/libjava.so #2 0xf7c8dc4b in ClassLoader::get_canonical_path(char *, char *, int) () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #3 0xf7c8d06f in ClassLoader::setup_bootstrap_search_path(void) () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #4 0xf7c8dcad in classLoader_init(void) () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #5 0xf7ca3ad3 in init_globals(void) () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #6 0xf7d694ea in Threads::create_vm(JavaVMInitArgs *) () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #7 0xf7cd3620 in JNI_CreateJavaVM () from /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.3.1_20-sun-i386/jre/lib/x86_64/client/libjvm.so #8 0x08049bca in InitializeJVM () #9 0x08048fd0 in main () ```