[Bug 1014234] [NEW] Firefox hogs all memory and swap

[EricDHH]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 12.04 i386 on thinkpad x41

The installed firefox often hang and hog all memory and swap. Most times
when a flasvideo is running, the whole computer stopped then. Sometimes
it is possible to switch to a console, there after 10 minutes for login
(its really that slow) TOP shows that firefox and a plugin-container
process eat all ram and then all swap. After 15min or else a dialog
"jscript hanging" appears on the desktop, when stopped the memory comes
back. Firefox turns to normal operation until next hang.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: firefox 13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu9
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  eric       2118 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20120601173917
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'ICH6'/'Intel ICH6 with AD1981B at irq 22'
   Mixer name	: 'Analog Devices AD1981B'
   Components	: 'AC97a:41445374'
   Controls      : 26
   Simple ctrls  : 18
Card29.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 74HT26WW-1.01'
   Mixer name	: 'ThinkPad EC 74HT26WW-1.01'
   Components	: ''
   Controls      : 2
   Simple ctrls  : 1
Card29.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'Console',0
   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Limits: Playback 0 - 14
   Mono: Playback 6 [43%] [on]
Channel: release
Date: Sun Jun 17 10:40:55 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth1  proto static 
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth1  scope link  metric 1000 
 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth1  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.103  metric 2
Plugins:
 Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
 QuickTime Plug-in 7.6.6 - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
 VLC Multimedia Plugin (compatible Totem 3.0.1) - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-cone-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
 DivX® Web Player - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-mully-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
 Windows Media Player Plug-in 10 (compatible; Totem) - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-gmp-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=13.0/20120601173917 (In use)
RelatedPackageVersions: totem-mozilla 3.0.1-0ubuntu21
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/14/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: IBM
dmi.bios.version: 74ET64WW (2.09 )
dmi.board.name: 2526Y8P
dmi.board.vendor: IBM
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: TRP 05055
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: IBM
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvr74ET64WW(2.09):bd12/14/2006:svnIBM:pn2526Y8P:pvrThinkPadX41:rvnIBM:rn2526Y8P:rvrNotAvailable:cvnIBM:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2526Y8P
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X41
dmi.sys.vendor: IBM

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise release-channel

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