WindowServer random crashes

Originator:p4checo
Number:rdar://23591358 Date Originated:18/11/2015
Status:Open Resolved:08/03/2016
Product:OS X Product Version:10.11.1
Classification:High Reproducible:Sometimes
 
Summary:
After long sessions (1 day, multiple days), WindowServer randomly crashes and causes the session to be logged out.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. use OS X for a long time

Expected Results:
WindowServer doesn't crash

Actual Results:
WindowServer crashes

Version:
OS X 10.11.1

Notes:
This just happened to me and I went and inspected the logs, having found this:

18/11/15 10:20:26,178 WindowServer[183]: WindowServer(183,0x7fff7af24000) malloc: *** error for object 0x7fb7fd7e1608: incorrect checksum for freed object - object was probably modified after being freed.
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug

Hope it helps. Cheers!


Configuration:
MacBookPro9,2
10 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

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Comments

This issue seems to have been fixed on 10.11.3, so I marked it as Resolved

By p4checo at March 8, 2016, 2:28 p.m. (reply...)

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