JVM crash with ~BufferBlob::Interpreter in fatal error log stack

Solution Verified - Updated

Environment

  • Java

Issue

  • JVM crash with ~BufferBlob::Interpreter in fatal error log stack. For example: 
    Java frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code)
J  java.util.zip.ZipFile.getEntry(JLjava/lang/String;Z)J
J  sun.misc.URLClassPath$JarLoader.getResource(Ljava/lang/String;Z)Lsun/misc/Resource;
J  java.net.URLClassLoader$2.run()Ljava/lang/Object;
v  ~BufferBlob::StubRoutines (1)
J  java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Ljava/security/PrivilegedAction;Ljava/security/AccessControlContext;)Ljava/lang/Object;
J  org.jboss.mx.loading.LoadMgr3.beginLoadTask(Lorg/jboss/mx/loading/ClassLoadingTask;Lorg/jboss/mx/loading/UnifiedLoaderRepository3;)Z
v  ~BufferBlob::Interpreter
J  org.jboss.mx.loading.RepositoryClassLoader.loadClass(Ljava/lang/String;Z)Ljava/lang/Class;
v  ~BufferBlob::Interpreter
v  ~BufferBlob::Interpreter
v  ~BufferBlob::Interpreter
v  ~BufferBlob::Interpreter
v  ~BufferBlob::Interpreter
v  ~BufferBlob::Interpreter
...

Resolution

This is a known issue with the Oracle JDK:
Content from bugs.sun.com is not included.http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6840534

There are no known workarounds, and the issue does not appear to be fixed in a release. Possible options are switching to another JVM (e.g. OpenJDK) or contacting Oracle support.

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