Percona MySQL 8.4.8 Loop Crashing (Audit related?)

My Percona for MySQL 8.4.8 started loop crashing after going Live, and just came back online after removing audit related parameters from my.cnf.

Any idea guys?

After hashing out the follwing variables, the instance came up Online.

audit_log_syslog_ident = ‘db11b-sldg-mt1’
audit_log_handler = FILE
audit_log_policy = ALL
audit_log_format = JSON
audit_log_file = /var/log/mysql/audit.log
audit_log_rotate_on_size = 224M
audit_log_rotations = 6
audit_log_strategy = PERFORMANCE
audit_log_buffer_size = 10485760
audit_log_exclude_accounts = ‘app_infinity@10.16.21.%,zabbix@%,monitoring@localhost,replication@%’

Crashing errors:

2026-04-14T07:34:18.145737Z 10 [System] [MY-014001] [Repl] Replica receiver thread for channel ‘’: connected to source ‘replication@10.16.31.111:3306’ with server_uuid=1371fdb8-3422-11f1-9e35-0050568f6283, server_id=31111. Starting replication from file ‘mysql-bin.000039’, position ‘469792571’.
*** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
2026-04-22T05:52:27Z UTC - mysqld got signal 6 ;
Most likely, you have hit a bug, but this error can also be caused by malfunctioning hardware.
BuildID[sha1]=cd066220e6a3b6f9e15998b712397a960cfc8f88
Server Version: 8.4.8-8 Percona Server (GPL), Release 8, Revision 1c288264

Thread pointer: 0x0
Attempting backtrace. You can use the following information to find out
where mysqld died. If you see no messages after this, something went
terribly wrong…
stack_bottom = 0 thread_stack 0x80000
#0 0x562a4fb4167c
#1 0x562a4fb41acb
#2 0x7f3e30c6846f
#3 0x7f3e30cc1554
#4 0x7f3e30c683bd
#5 0x7f3e30c4f901
#6 0x7f3e30c50b89
#7 0x7f3e30d3e2f8
#8 0x7f3e30d3dc63
#9 0x7f3e30d3f364
#10 0x7f3e18493434
#11 0x7f3e184966b3
#12 0x7f3e18493878
#13 0x7f3e30cbf4a4
#14 0x7f3e30d31f8b
#15 0xffffffffffffffff
Please help us make Percona Server better by reporting any
bugs at https://bugs.percona.com/

You may download the Percona Server operations manual by visiting
http://www.percona.com/software/percona-server/. You may find information
in the manual which will help you identify the cause of the crash.
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000000Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] 2026-04-22T05:52:27Z UTC - mysqld got signal 6 ;
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000001Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] Most likely, you have hit a bug, but this error can also be caused by malfunctioning hardware.
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000002Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] BuildID[sha1]=cd066220e6a3b6f9e15998b712397a960cfc8f88
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000003Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] Server Version: 8.4.8-8 Percona Server (GPL), Release 8, Revision 1c288264
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000004Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] Thread pointer: 0x0
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000005Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] Attempting backtrace. You can use the following information to find out
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000006Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] where mysqld died. If you see no messages after this, something went
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000007Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] terribly wrong…
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000008Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] stack_bottom = 0 thread_stack 0x80000
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000009Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #0 0x562a4fb4167c
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000010Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #1 0x562a4fb41acb
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000011Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #2 0x7f3e30c6846f
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000012Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #3 0x7f3e30cc1554
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000013Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #4 0x7f3e30c683bd
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000014Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #5 0x7f3e30c4f901
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000015Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #6 0x7f3e30c50b89
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000016Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #7 0x7f3e30d3e2f8
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000017Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #8 0x7f3e30d3dc63
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000018Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #9 0x7f3e30d3f364
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000019Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #10 0x7f3e18493434
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000020Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #11 0x7f3e184966b3
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000021Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #12 0x7f3e18493878
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000022Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #13 0x7f3e30cbf4a4
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000023Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #14 0x7f3e30d31f8b
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000024Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #15 0xffffffffffffffff
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000025Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] Please help us make Percona Server better by reporting any
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000026Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] bugs at https://bugs.percona.com/
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000027Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] You may download the Percona Server operations manual by visiting
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000028Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] http://www.percona.com/software/percona-server/. You may find information
2026-04-22T05:52:27.000029Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] in the manual which will help you identify the cause of the crash.
2026-04-22T05:52:31.216119Z 0 [System] [MY-015015] [Server] MySQL Server - start.
2026-04-22T05:52:31.216156Z 0 [Warning] [MY-010139] [Server] Changed limits: max_open_files: 10000 (requested 16594)
2026-04-22T05:52:31.216160Z 0 [Warning] [MY-010142] [Server] Changed limits: table_open_cache: 4895 (requested 8192)
2026-04-22T05:52:31.490831Z 0 [Warning] [MY-010097] [Server] Insecure configuration for --secure-log-path: Current value does not restrict location of generated files. Consider setting it to a valid, non-empty path.
2026-04-22T05:52:31.490921Z 0 [System] [MY-010116] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 8.4.8-8) starting as process 94305
2026-04-22T05:52:31.501986Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] A backtrace was processed and added to the main error-log in the appropriate format.
2026-04-22T05:52:31.508834Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013907] [InnoDB] Deprecated configuration parameters innodb_log_file_size and/or innodb_log_files_in_group have been used to compute innodb_redo_log_capacity=6710886400. Please use innodb_redo_log_capacity instead.
2026-04-22T05:52:31.512251Z 1 [System] [MY-013576] [InnoDB] InnoDB initialization has started.
2026-04-22T05:53:07.627100Z 1 [System] [MY-013577] [InnoDB] InnoDB initialization has ended.
2026-04-22T05:53:07.929843Z 0 [Warning] [MY-000000] [Server] Plugin audit_log reported: ‘‘audit_log’ is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use ‘audit_log_filter’ instead.’
2026-04-22T05:53:07.938863Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013129] [Server] A message intended for a client cannot be sent there as no client-session is attached. Therefore, we’re sending the information to the error-log instead: MY-001287 - ‘validate password plugin’ is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use validate_password component instead
*** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
2026-04-22T05:53:08Z UTC - mysqld got signal 6 ;
Most likely, you have hit a bug, but this error can also be caused by malfunctioning hardware.
BuildID[sha1]=cd066220e6a3b6f9e15998b712397a960cfc8f88
Server Version: 8.4.8-8 Percona Server (GPL), Release 8, Revision 1c288264

Thread pointer: 0x0
Attempting backtrace. You can use the following information to find out
where mysqld died. If you see no messages after this, something went
terribly wrong…
stack_bottom = 0 thread_stack 0x80000
#0 0x556e477a967c
#1 0x556e477a9acb
#2 0x7ff49086846f
#3 0x7ff4908c1554
#4 0x7ff4908683bd
#5 0x7ff49084f901
#6 0x7ff490850b89
#7 0x7ff49093e2f8
#8 0x7ff49093dc63
#9 0x7ff49093f364
#10 0x7ff47800d434
#11 0x7ff4780106b3
#12 0x7ff47800d878
#13 0x7ff4908bf4a4
#14 0x7ff490931f8b
#15 0xffffffffffffffff
Please help us make Percona Server better by reporting any
bugs at https://bugs.percona.com/

You may download the Percona Server operations manual by visiting
http://www.percona.com/software/percona-server/. You may find information
in the manual which will help you identify the cause of the crash.
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000000Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] 2026-04-22T05:53:08Z UTC - mysqld got signal 6 ;
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000001Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] Most likely, you have hit a bug, but this error can also be caused by malfunctioning hardware.
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000002Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] BuildID[sha1]=cd066220e6a3b6f9e15998b712397a960cfc8f88
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000003Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] Server Version: 8.4.8-8 Percona Server (GPL), Release 8, Revision 1c288264
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000004Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] Thread pointer: 0x0
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000005Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] Attempting backtrace. You can use the following information to find out
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000006Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] where mysqld died. If you see no messages after this, something went
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000007Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] terribly wrong…
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000008Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] stack_bottom = 0 thread_stack 0x80000
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000009Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #0 0x556e477a967c
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000010Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #1 0x556e477a9acb
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000011Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #2 0x7ff49086846f
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000012Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #3 0x7ff4908c1554
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000013Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #4 0x7ff4908683bd
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000014Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #5 0x7ff49084f901
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000015Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #6 0x7ff490850b89
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000016Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #7 0x7ff49093e2f8
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000017Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #8 0x7ff49093dc63
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000018Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #9 0x7ff49093f364
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000019Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #10 0x7ff47800d434
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000020Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #11 0x7ff4780106b3
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000021Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #12 0x7ff47800d878
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000022Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #13 0x7ff4908bf4a4
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000023Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #14 0x7ff490931f8b
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000024Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] #15 0xffffffffffffffff
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000025Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] Please help us make Percona Server better by reporting any
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000026Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] bugs at https://bugs.percona.com/
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000027Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] You may download the Percona Server operations manual by visiting
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000028Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] http://www.percona.com/software/percona-server/. You may find information
2026-04-22T05:53:08.000029Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] in the manual which will help you identify the cause of the crash.
2026-04-22T05:53:12.051458Z 0 [System] [MY-015015] [Server] MySQL Server - start.
2026-04-22T05:53:12.051491Z 0 [Warning] [MY-010139] [Server] Changed limits: max_open_files: 10000 (requested 16594)
2026-04-22T05:53:12.051495Z 0 [Warning] [MY-010142] [Server] Changed limits: table_open_cache: 4895 (requested 8192)
2026-04-22T05:53:12.331887Z 0 [Warning] [MY-010097] [Server] Insecure configuration for --secure-log-path: Current value does not restrict location of generated files. Consider setting it to a valid, non-empty path.
2026-04-22T05:53:12.331993Z 0 [System] [MY-010116] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 8.4.8-8) starting as process 94459
2026-04-22T05:53:12.336863Z 0 [System] [MY-013951] [Server] A backtrace was processed and added to the main error-log in the appropriate format.
2026-04-22T05:53:12.341936Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013907] [InnoDB] Deprecated configuration parameters innodb_log_file_size and/or innodb_log_files_in_group have been used to compute innodb_redo_log_capacity=6710886400. Please use innodb_redo_log_capacity instead.
2026-04-22T05:53:12.344236Z 1 [System] [MY-013576] [InnoDB] InnoDB initialization has started.
2026-04-22T05:53:20.739493Z 1 [System] [MY-013577] [InnoDB] InnoDB initialization has ended.
2026-04-22T05:53:20.964534Z 0 [Warning] [MY-000000] [Server] Plugin audit_log reported: ‘‘audit_log’ is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use ‘audit_log_filter’ instead.’
*** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
2026-04-22T05:53:20Z UTC - mysqld got signal 6 ;

Audit log plugin is still installed and the service is up and running.

| audit_log | ACTIVE | AUDIT | audit_log.so | GPL |

If you are using the audit_log_plugin, then you should stop and convert to the audit log component. The plugin does not have active development, whereas the component is the current GA code.

Hi Matthew. Thank you for you reply.

I have disable the audit log plugin from all our servers here.

Just for curiosity, the only server I had the crash was the one I had the “audit_log_strategy = PERFORMANCE” set.

All the others I still had the plugin enabled and fully working, but they did not have the audit_log_strategy set.