PM86536: COGNOS TRANSFORMER IS CRASHING WITH A DOUBLE-FREE ERROR ON RED HAT 6.3 AFTER 9TH DAILY CUBE BUILD

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Cognos Transformer is crashing with a double-free error on Red
  Hat 6.3 for a client after the 9th daily cube build. Stack
  Trace:??brix@brixworx1 cubit]$ *** glibc detected *** ./cogtr:
  double free or?corruption (!prev): 0x09138b90 *** =======
  Backtrace:
  =========?/lib/libc.so.6(+0x24ad21)[0x7bc2d21]?/lib/libc.so.6(+0
  x24d461)[0x7bc5461]?./libApplication.so(+0x3fb19)[0x6cabb19]?./l
  ibApplication.so(+0x3fc78)[0x6cabc78]?./libApplication.so(+0x4a4
  bc)[0x6cb64bc]?./libApplication.so(main_rsserver+0x11d7)[0x6e1c3
  d7]?./cogtr(__gxx_personality_v0+0xf6)[0x804868a]?/lib/libc.so.6
  (__libc_start_main+0xe6)[0x7b6ace6]?./cogtr(__gxx_personality_v0
  +0x3d)[0x80485d1]
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All Users                                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Fix Pack  *
  * 2                                                            *
  * or IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 Fix Pack 2          *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Code Fix
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COG TRANSFORMER

• Fixed component ID

  5724W12TR

Applicable component levels

• RA20 PSN

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