RipGrep musl binaries occasionally segfault during very-large searches
A technical issue has been identified where RipGrep binaries compiled for x86_64-unknown-linux-musl experience segmentation faults during large-scale file searches. The bug appears to be related to heap metadata integrity within the MUSL library's memory allocator.
Why it matters
This is a critical bug for developers relying on high-performance search tools in containerized or musl-based Linux environments.
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Notifications You must be signed in to change notification settings Fork 2.7k Star 66.8k Code Issues 115 Pull requests 53 Discussions Actions Security and quality 0 Insights Additional navigation options Code Issues Pull requests Discussions Actions Security and quality Insights x86_64-unknown-linux-musl binaries occasionally segfault during very-large searches #3494 New issue Copy link New issue Copy link Open Open x86_64-unknown-linux-musl binaries occasionally segfault during very-large searches #3494 Copy link Description dfoxfranke opened on Jul 26, 2026 Issue body actions Please tick this box to confirm you have reviewed the above. I have a different issue. What version of ripgrep are you using? ripgrep 15.2.0 (rev e89fff8 )
features:+pcre2 simd(compile):+SSE2,-SSSE3,-AVX2 simd(runtime):+SSE2,+SSSE3,+AVX2
PCRE2 10.45 is available (JIT is available)
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