I've just hit another case of this crash in the same environment. This time I was able to recover the post-mortem printout Vim itself generated; may be it will be of use; especially, it appears we now have the exact reason for the crash formulated by Vim:
--------------------------------8<-------------------------------- *** Error in `vim': corrupted size vs. prev_size: 0x0000555d0da308a0 *** ======= Backtrace: ========= /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x70bcb)[0x7f92f94b3bcb] /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x76f96)[0x7f92f94b9f96] /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x78091)[0x7f92f94bb091] vim(+0x1ad485)[0x555d0b1bb485] vim(+0x14e358)[0x555d0b15c358] vim(+0x14ec22)[0x555d0b15cc22] vim(+0x1996ec)[0x555d0b1a76ec] vim(+0x11e07c)[0x555d0b12c07c] vim(+0x11e39c)[0x555d0b12c39c] vim(+0x11e580)[0x555d0b12c580] vim(+0x11e6d8)[0x555d0b12c6d8] vim(+0x19e753)[0x555d0b1ac753] vim(+0xba534)[0x555d0b0c8534] vim(+0xbc464)[0x555d0b0ca464] vim(+0xbcd68)[0x555d0b0cad68] vim(+0xbd199)[0x555d0b0cb199] vim(+0x102089)[0x555d0b110089] vim(+0x1c5585)[0x555d0b1d3585] vim(+0x1c63ab)[0x555d0b1d43ab] vim(+0x2803d)[0x555d0b03603d] /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf1)[0x7f92f94632b1] vim(+0x28fba)[0x555d0b036fba] ======= Memory map: ======== 555d0b00e000-555d0b238000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 17563693 /usr/bin/vim.basic 555d0b438000-555d0b444000 r--p 0022a000 08:01 17563693 /usr/bin/vim.basic 555d0b444000-555d0b45b000 rw-p 00236000 08:01 17563693 /usr/bin/vim.basic 555d0b45b000-555d0b465000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 555d0d2e2000-555d0df66000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [heap] 7f92f3de3000-7f92f3df9000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8912909 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 7f92f3df9000-7f92f3ff8000 ---p 00016000 08:01 8912909 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 7f92f3ff8000-7f92f3ff9000 r--p 00015000 08:01 8912909 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 7f92f3ff9000-7f92f3ffa000 rw-p 00016000 08:01 8912909 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 7f92f4000000-7f92f4021000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 7f92f4021000-7f92f8000000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 7f92f8083000-7f92f8085000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 17576227 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gconv/ISO8859-1.so 7f92f8085000-7f92f8284000 ---p 00002000 08:01 17576227 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gconv/ISO8859-1.so 7f92f8284000-7f92f8285000 r--p 00001000 08:01 17576227 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gconv/ISO8859-1.so 7f92f8285000-7f92f8286000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 17576227 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gconv/ISO8859-1.so 7f92f828b000-7f92f8295000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8916135 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_files-2.24.so 7f92f8295000-7f92f8495000 ---p 0000a000 08:01 8916135 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_files-2.24.so 7f92f8495000-7f92f8496000 r--p 0000a000 08:01 8916135 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_files-2.24.so 7f92f8496000-7f92f8497000 rw-p 0000b000 08:01 8916135 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_files-2.24.so 7f92f8497000-7f92f849d000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 7f92f84a3000-7f92f84ae000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8916159 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_nis-2.24.so 7f92f84ae000-7f92f86ad000 ---p 0000b000 08:01 8916159 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_nis-2.24.so 7f92f86ad000-7f92f86ae000 r--p 0000a000 08:01 8916159 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_nis-2.24.so 7f92f86ae000-7f92f86af000 rw-p 0000b000 08:01 8916159 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_nis-2.24.so 7f92f86b3000-7f92f86c7000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8916132 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnsl-2.24.so 7f92f86c7000-7f92f88c7000 ---p 00014000 08:01 8916132 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnsl-2.24.so 7f92f88c7000-7f92f88c8000 r--p 00014000 08:01 8916132 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnsl-2.24.so 7f92f88c8000-7f92f88c9000 rw-p 00015000 08:01 8916132 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnsl-2.24.so 7f92f88c9000-7f92f88cb000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 7f92f88cb000-7f92f88d2000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8916133 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_compat-2.24.so 7f92f88d2000-7f92f8ad1000 ---p 00007000 08:01 8916133 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_compat-2.24.so 7f92f8ad1000-7f92f8ad2000 r--p 00006000 08:01 8916133 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_compat-2.24.so 7f92f8ad2000-7f92f8ad3000 rw-p 00007000 08:01 8916133 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_compat-2.24.so 7f92f8ad3000-7f92f8d9e000 r--p 00000000 08:01 17580799 /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive 7f92f8da3000-7f92f8dbb000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8916165 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.24.so 7f92f8dbb000-7f92f8fba000 ---p 00018000 08:01 8916165 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.24.so 7f92f8fba000-7f92f8fbb000 r--p 00017000 08:01 8916165 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.24.so 7f92f8fbb000-7f92f8fbc000 rw-p 00018000 08:01 8916165 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.24.so 7f92f8fbc000-7f92f8fc0000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 7f92f8fc3000-7f92f8fc7000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8912925 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libattr.so.1.1.0 7f92f8fc7000-7f92f91c6000 ---p 00004000 08:01 8912925 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libattr.so.1.1.0 7f92f91c6000-7f92f91c7000 r--p 00003000 08:01 8912925 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libattr.so.1.1.0 7f92f91c7000-7f92f91c8000 rw-p 00004000 08:01 8912925 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libattr.so.1.1.0 7f92f91cb000-7f92f923d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8912933 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.3.13.3 7f92f923d000-7f92f943c000 ---p 00072000 08:01 8912933 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.3.13.3 7f92f943c000-7f92f943d000 r--p 00071000 08:01 8912933 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.3.13.3 7f92f943d000-7f92f943e000 rw-p 00072000 08:01 8912933 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.3.13.3 7f92f9443000-7f92f95d8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8916066 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.24.so 7f92f95d8000-7f92f97d8000 ---p 00195000 08:01 8916066 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.24.so 7f92f97d8000-7f92f97dc000 r--p 00195000 08:01 8916066 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.24.so 7f92f97dc000-7f92f97de000 rw-p 00199000 08:01 8916066 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.24.so 7f92f97de000-7f92f97e2000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 7f92f97e3000-7f92f97e6000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8916127 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.24.so 7f92f97e6000-7f92f99e5000 ---p 00003000 08:01 8916127 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.24.so 7f92f99e5000-7f92f99e6000 r--p 00002000 08:01 8916127 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.24.so 7f92f99e6000-7f92f99e7000 rw-p 00003000 08:01 8916127 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.24.so 7f92f99eb000-7f92f99f0000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 17572901 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgpm.so.2 7f92f99f0000-7f92f9bef000 ---p 00005000 08:01 17572901 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgpm.so.2 7f92f9bef000-7f92f9bf0000 r--p 00004000 08:01 17572901 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgpm.so.2 7f92f9bf0000-7f92f9bf1000 rw-p 00005000 08:01 17572901 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgpm.so.2 7f92f9bf3000-7f92f9bfa000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8912929 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libacl.so.1.1.0 7f92f9bfa000-7f92f9dfa000 ---p 00007000 08:01 8912929 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libacl.so.1.1.0 7f92f9dfa000-7f92f9dfb000 r--p 00007000 08:01 8912929 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libacl.so.1.1.0 7f92f9dfb000-7f92f9dfc000 rw-p 00008000 08:01 8912929 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libacl.so.1.1.0 7f92f9e03000-7f92f9e28000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8913009 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1 7f92f9e28000-7f92fa027000 ---p 00025000 08:01 8913009 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1 7f92fa027000-7f92fa028000 r--p 00024000 08:01 8913009 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1 7f92fa028000-7f92fa029000 rw-p 00025000 08:01 8913009 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1 7f92fa029000-7f92fa02b000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 7f92fa02b000-7f92fa051000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 --------------------------------8<-------------------------------- The backtrace from GDB is as follows: --------------------------------8<-------------------------------- Program terminated with signal SIGABRT, Aborted. #0 0x00007f92f94762e7 in kill () at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S:84 84 ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S: No such file or directory. (gdb) bt #0 0x00007f92f94762e7 in kill () at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S:84 #1 0x0000555d0b12c113 in may_core_dump () at os_unix.c:3357 #2 0x0000555d0b12ddf3 in may_core_dump () at os_unix.c:3314 #3 mch_exit (r=1) at os_unix.c:3323 #4 0x0000555d0b1d2b7c in getout (exitval=1) at main.c:1495 #5 <signal handler called> #6 __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:51 #7 0x00007f92f94773fa in __GI_abort () at abort.c:89 #8 0x00007f92f94b3bd0 in __libc_message (do_abort=do_abort@entry=2, fmt=fmt@entry=0x7f92f95a8dd0 "*** Error in `%s': %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c:175 #9 0x00007f92f94b9f96 in malloc_printerr (action=3, str=0x7f92f95a58fe "corrupted size vs. prev_size", ptr=<optimized out>, ar_ptr=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:5049 #10 0x00007f92f94bb091 in _int_free (av=0x7f92f97dcb00 <main_arena>, p=0x555d0da301a0, have_lock=0) at malloc.c:4052 #11 0x0000555d0b1bb485 in win_free_lsize (wp=wp@entry=0x555d0da3bd70) at window.c:4814 #12 0x0000555d0b15c358 in screenalloc (doclear=doclear@entry=0) at screen.c:8597 #13 0x0000555d0b15cc22 in screenclear () at screen.c:8868 #14 0x0000555d0b1a76ec in set_shellsize (width=0, height=0, mustset=0) at term.c:3016 #15 0x0000555d0b12c07c in handle_resize () at os_unix.c:521 #16 RealWaitForChar (fd=0, msec=msec@entry=-1, check_for_gpm=check_for_gpm@entry=0x7fff39ca867c, interrupted=interrupted@entry=0x7fff39ca873c) at os_unix.c:5850 #17 0x0000555d0b12c39c in WaitForCharOrMouse (msec=msec@entry=-1, interrupted=interrupted@entry=0x7fff39ca873c) at os_unix.c:5565 #18 0x0000555d0b12c580 in WaitForCharOrMouse (interrupted=0x7fff39ca873c, msec=-1) at os_unix.c:5529 #19 WaitForChar (msec=msec@entry=-1, interrupted=interrupted@entry=0x7fff39ca873c) at os_unix.c:5495 #20 0x0000555d0b12c6d8 in mch_inchar (buf=buf@entry=0x555d0b45c26e <typebuf_init+78> "", maxlen=62, wtime=-1, tb_change_cnt=68551) at os_unix.c:475 #21 0x0000555d0b1ac753 in ui_inchar (buf=buf@entry=0x555d0b45c26e <typebuf_init+78> "", maxlen=maxlen@entry=62, wtime=wtime@entry=-1, tb_change_cnt=tb_change_cnt@entry=68551) at ui.c:195 #22 0x0000555d0b0c8534 in inchar (buf=0x555d0b45c26e <typebuf_init+78> "", maxlen=186, wait_time=-1, tb_change_cnt=68551) at getchar.c:3056 #23 0x0000555d0b0ca464 in vgetorpeek (advance=advance@entry=1) at getchar.c:2832 #24 0x0000555d0b0cad68 in vgetc () at getchar.c:1605 #25 0x0000555d0b0cb199 in safe_vgetc () at getchar.c:1801 #26 0x0000555d0b110089 in normal_cmd (oap=0x7fff39ca8a90, toplevel=1) at normal.c:627 #27 0x0000555d0b1d3585 in main_loop (cmdwin=0, noexmode=0) at main.c:1311 #28 0x0000555d0b1d43ab in vim_main2 () at main.c:877 #29 0x0000555d0b03603d in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at main.c:415 --------------------------------8<-------------------------------- I have saved the core file, so I now have them both in case they may come in handy -- just let me know.