[vbox-dev] Virtualbox 4.3.2 - VM hosting processes crashes on VM shutdown

[Andreas Löffler]

Hi,

thanks for the report. I've reproduced the issue and investigating it.

Cheers,
Andreas


On 04.11.2013 14:26, Magnus Madsen wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I've discovered an error that occurs in the following situation:
>
> Host: Windows 7
> Guest: Any version of Windows.
>
> * Start up a VM.
> * Create an IGuestSession.
> * Shut down the VM using IConsole.powerDown() without first calling
> IGuestSession.Close().
>
> For me this crashes the VM hosting process, no matter if it is the
> standard one or VBoxHeadless.
> I can attach a log for a VM that crashes, but I don't see anything in it
> that looks wrong.
>
> This only happens if the VM is running a newer (4.3+) version of the
> Guest Additions.
>
> Obviously it is good practice to close the session, but I still believe
> that it is not an expected behavior that the hosting process crashes.
>
> Thank you for any assistance.
>
> Magnus Madsen
>
>
>
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