I got about 20 (!) of these today

GNU gdb (GDB) 7.0-debian Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "i486-linux-gnu". For bug reporting instructions, please see: http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/... Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap...done. Reading symbols from /lib/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.10.2.so...done. (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib/i686/cmov/librt.so.1...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/lib/i686/cmov/librt-2.10.2.so...done. (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/i686/cmov/librt.so.1 Reading symbols from /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.10.2.so...done. (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/lib/ld-2.10.2.so...done. (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/lib/i686/cmov/libpthread-2.10.2.so...done. (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib10_quota_plugin.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib10_quota_plugin.so Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib11_imap_quota_plugin.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib11_imap_quota_plugin.so Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib11_trash_plugin.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib11_trash_plugin.so Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_autocreate_plugin.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_autocreate_plugin.so Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_fts_plugin.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_fts_plugin.so Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_mail_log_plugin.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_mail_log_plugin.so Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_zlib_plugin.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_zlib_plugin.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libz.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libz.so.1 Reading symbols from /lib/libbz2.so.1.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libbz2.so.1.0 Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib21_fts_squat_plugin.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap/lib21_fts_squat_plugin.so Reading symbols from /lib/libgcc_s.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 Core was generated by `imap [ctXXXX 141.42.26.107]'. Program terminated with signal 6, Aborted. #0 0xb78aa424 in __kernel_vsyscall () #0 0xb78aa424 in __kernel_vsyscall () No symbol table info available. #1 0xb77728e0 in *__GI_raise (sig=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64 resultvar = <value optimized out> pid = -1215778828 selftid = 32050 #2 0xb7775e15 in *__GI_abort () at abort.c:88 act = {__sigaction_handler = {sa_handler = 0x9bb5848, sa_sigaction = 0x9bb5848}, sa_mask = {__val = {3214234984, 135196938, 3079186144, 0, 3214235104, 3214235092, 128, 0, 0, 3214235168, 3079439984, 134566866, 515, 0, 0, 0, 1, 135270254, 128, 1, 3214235092, 163272744, 69, 3214235220, 3214235064, 135198534, 163273291, 3214235092, 3214235096, 516, 163272776, 3078652995}}, sa_flags = 516, sa_restorer = 0x8106d79 } sigs = {__val = {32, 0 }} #3 0x080f15e5 in default_fatal_finish (type=<value optimized out>, status=0) at failures.c:160 backtrace = 0x9bb5618 "imap [0x80f15d1] -> imap [0x80f1642] -> imap [0x80f0fb9] -> imap [0x8063360] -> imap [0x80635b4] -> imap(cmd_list_full+0x50c) [0x806436c] -> imap(cmd_list+0x19) [0x8064669] -> imap [0x8067a2c] -> imap"... #4 0x080f1642 in i_internal_fatal_handler (type=LOG_TYPE_PANIC, status=0, fmt=0x8109dcc "file %s: line %d (%s): assertion failed: (%s)", args=0xbf9556b4 "}\245\020\b\362") at failures.c:443 No locals. #5 0x080f0fb9 in i_panic ( format=0x8109dcc "file %s: line %d (%s): assertion failed: (%s)") at failures.c:207 No locals. #6 0x08063360 in ns_get_listed_prefix (ctx=0x9bbfec8, have_children=true) at cmd-list.c:242 glob = 0x9bb55d0 match = IMAP_MATCH_NO __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "ns_get_listed_prefix" #7 list_namespace_send_prefix (ctx=0x9bbfec8, have_children=true) at cmd-list.c:266 i = <value optimized out> flags = <value optimized out> name = 0x9bbf480 "INBOX." str = <value optimized out> ends_with_sep = <value optimized out> #8 0x080635b4 in list_namespace_mailboxes (cmd=0x9bbfe30) at cmd-list.c:375 info = <value optimized out> flags = 1073741828 str = 0x9bb5358 ret = 0 ns = 0xbf9557b8 name = 0x9bc52c0 "INBOX" #9 cmd_list_continue (cmd=0x9bbfe30) at cmd-list.c:762 _data_stack_cur_id = 4 ctx = 0x9bbfec8 #10 0x0806436c in cmd_list_full (cmd=0x9bbfe30, lsub=false) at cmd-list.c:933 client = 0x9bbfba0 args = 0x9bc26d0 arg = <value optimized out> ctx = 0x9bbfec8 patterns = {arr = {buffer = 0x9bbfef0, element_size = 4}, v = 0x9bbfef0, v_modifiable = 0x9bbfef0} pattern = 0x9bc2738 "inbox" #11 0x08064669 in cmd_list (cmd=0x9bbfe30) at cmd-list.c:948 No locals. #12 0x08067a2c in client_command_input (cmd=0x9bbfe30) at client.c:612 client = 0x9bbfba0 command = <value optimized out> __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "client_command_input" #13 0x08067ad3 in client_command_input (cmd=0x9bbfe30) at client.c:661 client = 0x9bbfba0 command = <value optimized out> __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "client_command_input" #14 0x08067c2d in client_handle_next_command (client=0x9bbfba0) at client.c:702 No locals. #15 client_handle_input (client=0x9bbfba0) at client.c:714 _data_stack_cur_id = 3 ret = false remove_io = <value optimized out> handled_commands = false __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "client_handle_input" #16 0x0806856f in client_input (client=0x9bbfba0) at client.c:753 cmd = <value optimized out> output = 0x9bbfd54 bytes = <value optimized out> __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "client_input" #17 0x080fa220 in io_loop_handler_run (ioloop=0x9bbd9b0) at ioloop-epoll.c:208 ctx = 0x9bbdab8 event = 0x9bbdaf8 list = 0x9bbfdd8 io = 0x9bbfdb0 tv = {tv_sec = 1799, tv_usec = 999149} t_id = 2 msecs = <value optimized out> ret = 1 i = 0 j = 0 call = <value optimized out> #18 0x080f9690 in io_loop_run (ioloop=0x9bbd9b0) at ioloop.c:335 No locals. #19 0x08070ef2 in main (argc=) at main.c:327 No locals. $1 = {prev = 0x0, next = 0x0, client = 0x9bbfba0, pool = 0x9bbfe18, tag = 0x9bbfea8 "sr6y", name = 0x9bbfeb0 "LIST", args = 0x9bbfeb8 "\"\" \"inbox\"", cmd_flags = 0, func = 0x8064650 , context = 0x9bbfec8, module_contexts = {arr = { buffer = 0x9bbfe70, element_size = 4}, v = 0x9bbfe70, v_modifiable = 0x9bbfe70}, parser = 0x9bc2620, state = CLIENT_COMMAND_STATE_WAIT_INPUT, sync = 0x0, uid = 0, cancel = 0, param_error = 0, search_save_result = 0, temp_executed = 0} (gdb) quit

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