Package: dpkg Version: 1.10.28 Severity: normal when installing proftpd-common (currently in security.d.o for Sarge) dpkg-split dies with the following error (dmesg):
<1>Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000008 printing eip: c027e494 *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 [#4] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: nfs i915 drm nfsd lockd nfs_acl sunrpc autofs4 ipt_TOS ipt_REJECT ipt_LOG ipt_state ipt_pkttype ipt_recent ipt_iprange ipt_physdev ipt_multiport ipt_conntrack iptable_mangle ip_nat_irc ip_nat_tftp ip_nat_ftp iptable_nat ip_conntrack_irc ip_conntrack_tftp ip_conntrack_ftp ip_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables ipv6 parport_pc parport floppy pcspkr rtc snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc i2c_i801 i2c_core tpm_atmel tpm_nsc tpm_infineon tpm hw_random intel_agp agpgart ehci_hcd uhci_hcd usbcore b44 mii siimage aec62xx trm290 alim15x3 hpt34x hpt366 cmd64x rz1000 slc90e66 cs5530 sc1200 triflex pdc202xx_old pdc202xx_new ns87415 cy82c693 amd74xx sis5513 serverworks it821x unix CPU: 0 EIP: 0060:[<c027e494>] Not tainted VLI EFLAGS: 00010206 (2.6.13-desktop-1) EIP is at linvfs_permission+0x14/0x30 eax: 00000100 ebx: ce66d6e0 ecx: 00000004 edx: 00000000 esi: c027e480 edi: cd399f4c ebp: cc3807a0 esp: cd399eac ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068 Process apt-extracttemp (pid: 1306, threadinfo=cd398000 task=c8cafa60) Stack: c5bb1880 00000003 00000003 c016fed2 ce66d6e0 00000004 cd399f4c ce66d6e0 00000001 c0171e25 ce66d6e0 00000004 cd399f4c cd399f4c 00000000 00000004 00000001 c01721a4 cd399f4c 00000004 00000001 00000004 cd399fbc cd399fbc Call Trace: [<c016fed2>] permission+0xa2/0xb0 [<c0171e25>] may_open+0x65/0x2b0 [<c01721a4>] open_namei+0x134/0x660 [<c015fecb>] filp_open+0x3b/0x70 [<c0160218>] get_unused_fd+0xa8/0xd0 [<c016034b>] sys_open+0x5b/0x100 [<c0103135>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Code: 82 20 3d 18 fc ff ff 77 09 89 44 24 04 e9 25 b2 ec ff c3 8d 74 26 00 83 ec 0c 8b 54 24 10 8b 44 24 14 83 ea 24 8b 52 14 c1 e0 06 <8b> 4a 08 c7 44 24 08 00 00 00 00 89 44 24 04 89 14 24 ff 51 20 <1>Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000008 printing eip: c027e494 *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 [#5] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: nfs i915 drm nfsd lockd nfs_acl sunrpc autofs4 ipt_TOS ipt_REJECT ipt_LOG ipt_state ipt_pkttype ipt_recent ipt_iprange ipt_physdev ipt_multiport ipt_conntrack iptable_mangle ip_nat_irc ip_nat_tftp ip_nat_ftp iptable_nat ip_conntrack_irc ip_conntrack_tftp ip_conntrack_ftp ip_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables ipv6 parport_pc parport floppy pcspkr rtc snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc i2c_i801 i2c_core tpm_atmel tpm_nsc tpm_infineon tpm hw_random intel_agp agpgart ehci_hcd uhci_hcd usbcore b44 mii siimage aec62xx trm290 alim15x3 hpt34x hpt366 cmd64x rz1000 slc90e66 cs5530 sc1200 triflex pdc202xx_old pdc202xx_new ns87415 cy82c693 amd74xx sis5513 serverworks it821x unix CPU: 0 EIP: 0060:[<c027e494>] Not tainted VLI EFLAGS: 00010206 (2.6.13-desktop-1) EIP is at linvfs_permission+0x14/0x30 eax: 00000100 ebx: ce66d6e0 ecx: 00000004 edx: 00000000 esi: c027e480 edi: ca135f4c ebp: cc3807a0 esp: ca135eac ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068 Process dpkg-split (pid: 1308, threadinfo=ca134000 task=c4bb5a60) Stack: ced79980 00000003 00000003 c016fed2 ce66d6e0 00000004 ca135f4c ce66d6e0 00008001 c0171e25 ce66d6e0 00000004 ca135f4c ca135f4c 08054040 00000004 00008001 c01721a4 ca135f4c 00000004 00008001 00000004 ca135fbc ca135fbc Call Trace: [<c016fed2>] permission+0xa2/0xb0 [<c0171e25>] may_open+0x65/0x2b0 [<c01721a4>] open_namei+0x134/0x660 [<c015fecb>] filp_open+0x3b/0x70 [<c0160218>] get_unused_fd+0xa8/0xd0 [<c016034b>] sys_open+0x5b/0x100 [<c01545e5>] sys_munmap+0x45/0x70 [<c0103135>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Code: 82 20 3d 18 fc ff ff 77 09 89 44 24 04 e9 25 b2 ec ff c3 8d 74 26 00 83 ec 0c 8b 54 24 10 8b 44 24 14 83 ea 24 8b 52 14 c1 e0 06 <8b> 4a 08 c7 44 24 08 00 00 00 00 89 44 24 04 89 14 24 ff 51 20 Every other package works fine. I'm not sure how to troubleshoot this or if this has anything to do with proftpd-common using dpkg-split directly. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.13-desktop-1 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C) Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii dselect 1.10.28 a user tool to manage Debian packa ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]