Opened 5 years ago
Last modified 5 years ago
#18693 new defect
Memory Leak in VirtualBox 6.0.8
| Reported by: | unklejoe | Owned by: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 6.0.8 |
| Keywords: | leak, headless | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Linux |
Description
Hello,
It seems like there's a memory leak in VirtualBox 6.0.8.
I'm running with a Linux host (Ubuntu 16.04) and a single Linux guest (Ubuntu 16.04) in headless mode, being accessed by another machine on the network via Virtualbox's RDP server.
What I see is that the "VBoxHeadless" process consumes more and more memory as time goes on, at a rate of about 100 MiB every few minutes. This continues indefinitely until the system runs out of memory.
The only thing running on the guest is an instance of Firefox with some web-based FB game.
I've attached the log and vbox file. Please let me know if there's anything else needed.
As of now, the system is up and running, consuming more and more memory.
Thanks, Jake
It's usually better and faster, if issues get first addressed in the VirtualBox forums, a lot more eyes there. More than 95% of the issues are resolved in the forums, which keeps the developers focusing on the bug fixes and enhancements, and there is no need for another ticket to keep track of. For example, yours is most probably not a bug and someone from the developers has to deal with it and close it as "Invalid".
Plus a discussion and analysis on the bug tracker is going to help me, you, and potentially a future drive-by user or two. Not so in the forums, many more tend to benefit...
So, open a new thread in the VirtualBox on Linux Hosts section of the forums. Please be sure to mention that you came from the bug tracker and include the ticket number.