This bug appears to be linked to hostnames greater than 36 character in
length:
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root@ip-10-53-101-13:~# cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04 LTS"
root@ip-10-53-101-13:~# hostname 01234567890123456789012345678901234
root@ip-10-53-101-13:~# service ntp restart
* Stopping NTP server ntpd
[ OK ]
* Starting NTP server ntpd
[ OK ]
root@ip-10-53-101-13:~# hostname 012345678901234567890123456789012345
root@ip-10-53-101-13:~# service ntp restart
* Stopping NTP server ntpd
[ OK ]
* Starting NTP server ntpd
[ OK ]
root@ip-10-53-101-13:~# hostname 0123456789012345678901234567890123456
root@ip-10-53-101-13:~# service ntp restart
* Stopping NTP server ntpd
[ OK ]
* Starting NTP server ntpd
*** glibc detected *** lockfile-create: free(): invalid next size
(fast): 0x0000000000fc90a0 ***
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
[ OK ]
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...'rapc-HP-Compaq-dc7800-Small-Form-Factor' being 39 chars.
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1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3 on Precise generates a memory corruption
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