[Bug 2078638] Re: coredumps with Xymon on 24.04

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: xymon (Ubuntu Jammy)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  coredumps with Xymon on 24.04

Status in xymon package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in xymon source package in Jammy:
  Confirmed
Status in xymon source package in Noble:
  Confirmed
Status in xymon source package in Oracular:
  Confirmed
Status in xymon source package in Plucky:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  lsb_release -rd:
  No LSB modules are available.
  Description:    Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
  Release:        24.04

  apt-cache policy xymon:
  xymon:
    Installed: 4.3.30-2build3
    Candidate: 4.3.30-2build3
    Version table:
   *** 4.3.30-2build3 500
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  
  Noticed Xymon server was not reporting disk and memory utilization from clients however client data was showing that information was received.  Found errors in some logfiles:

  ==> /var/log/xymon/rrd-status.log <==
  2024-09-01 12:34:06.746771 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  2024-09-01 12:34:06.863790 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  2024-09-01 12:34:08.265509 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  2024-09-01 12:34:17.025378 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  2024-09-01 12:34:41.913539 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  2024-09-01 12:34:42.106938 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  2024-09-01 12:34:42.765675 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  *** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
  2024-09-01 12:34:45.615048 Child process 164275 died: Signal 6
  2024-09-01 12:34:58.117778 Peer at 0.0.0.0:0 failed: Broken pipe

  ==> /var/log/xymon/alert.log <==
  2024-09-01 12:32:54.421811 Flushed 1 stale messages for 0.0.0.0:0
  2024-09-01 12:33:49.327117 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  *** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
  2024-09-01 12:33:49.488250 Child process 163743 died: Signal 6
  2024-09-01 12:33:49.888530 Peer at 0.0.0.0:0 failed: Broken pipe
  2024-09-01 12:34:06.746753 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  2024-09-01 12:34:37.421808 Flushed 1 stale messages for 0.0.0.0:0
  2024-09-01 12:34:41.913550 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  *** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
  2024-09-01 12:34:48.583987 Child process 164284 died: Signal 6

  ==> /var/log/xymon/clientdata.log <==
  2024-09-01 12:32:59.421812 Flushed 1 stale messages for 0.0.0.0:0
  2024-09-01 12:33:54.362205 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  *** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
  2024-09-01 12:33:54.549344 Child process 163757 died: Signal 6
  2024-09-01 12:34:11.535702 Peer at 0.0.0.0:0 failed: Broken pipe
  2024-09-01 12:34:12.013168 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  2024-09-01 12:34:42.421805 Flushed 1 stale messages for 0.0.0.0:0
  2024-09-01 12:34:47.190143 Peer not up, flushing message queue
  *** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
  2024-09-01 12:34:53.608383 Child process 164295 died: Signal 6

  I am using a xymon hosts.cfg that was running fine with Ubuntu 22.04.4
  (xymon 4.3.30-1build2).  I tried a fresh Ubuntu 24.04 OS install and
  got the same response.

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