FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_02"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_02-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_02-b05, mixed mode, sharing)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux dio 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5 #1 SMP Mon Jun 25 17:06:19 EDT 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Red Hat Enterprise 5

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
Graphics driver NVIDIA 100.14.11


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The new splash screen (using libsplashscreen.so) crashes every time shortly before the main window is shown (sometimes the main window can be seen a very short time). This happens in all applications I tested.

The problem is reproducible in three cases:
1. if jaxws2.1.1 is installted in the <JreHome>/lib/endorsed directory or
2. if called with MALLOC_CHECK_=2

I also have several jre 1.6.0_01 installed where the lib/endorsed directory is empty:
java version "1.6.0_01"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_01-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_01-b06, mixed mode, sharing)

When starting without setting MALLOC_CHECK one of the versions shows the same problem, all others do not have the problem.

The problem does not appear in
java version "1.7.0-ea"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-ea-b16)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.7.0-ea-b16, mixed mode)





STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. Install jaxws2.1.1 in the endorsed directory of your JRE or set MALLOC_CHECK_=2
2. Start the SwingSet2 demo
and the crash appears.



EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
No crash of the virtual machine.
ACTUAL -
Virtual machine crashes.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
see attachment.




REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Switch off JDK 6 splash screen mechnism.