SQLLDR Failing With *** Glibc Detected *** Sqlldr: Double Free Or Corruption

(Doc ID 1544991.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The following symptoms are attributed to this article :-

a) SQLLDR is being used

b) XML based data is being loaded and fails with :-

SQL*Loader: Release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production on Tue Jan 8 10:36:17 2013
.
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.
Commit point reached - logical record count 64
*** glibc detected *** sqlldr: double free or corruption (out): 
0x0000000017c40a00 ***
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib64/libc.so.6[0x354b27230f]
/lib64/libc.so.6(cfree+0x4b)[0x354b27276b]
/grdbms/64bit/app/oracle/product/c11203/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(ss_mem_wfre+0xb)
[0x2b8529e1793f]
sqlldr[0x44b2f2]
sqlldr[0x412d41]
sqlldr[0x42618a]
sqlldr[0x41e2f8]
sqlldr[0x40bb1c]
sqlldr[0x409143]
sqlldr(qmxdpFinishOpaqLoad+0x2a8)[0x407520]
/lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4)[0x354b21d994]
sqlldr(qmxdpFinishOpaqLoad+0x1e2)[0x40745a]
======= Memory map: ========
00400000-0053c000 r-xp 00000000 00:24 196281                             
/grdbms/64bit/app/oracle/product/c11203/bin/sqlldr

c) The records seem to load the LOG file is empty

 

Cause

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