Bug #38953 Apache sporadically segment faults when using DBD::mysql 4.007 and higher.

Description:
Apache 1.3.x with mod_perl (1.30) sporadically segment faults when using DBD::mysql versions 4.007 and 4.008.

  #0  0xfe1cd775 in mysql_ping () from /web/mysql-client/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.15
  #1  0xfd85c479 in XS_DBD__mysql__db_ping (cv=0x853d244) at mysql.xs:516
  #2  0xfd6ac399 in XS_DBI_dispatch () from /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i86pc-solaris/auto/DBI/DBI.so
  #3  0x08105b81 in Perl_pp_entersub ()
  #4  0x080ff937 in Perl_runops_standard ()
  #5  0x080bb69a in S_call_body ()
  #6  0x080bb47d in Perl_call_sv ()
  #7  0x08071966 in perl_call_handler ()
  #8  0x0807124b in perl_run_stacked_handlers ()
  #9  0x0806fd37 in perl_handler ()
  #10 0x0808dc86 in ap_invoke_handler ()
  #11 0x080a3451 in process_request_internal ()
  #12 0x080a34b0 in ap_process_request ()
  #13 0x0809a37a in child_main ()
  #14 0x0809a647 in make_child ()
  #15 0x0809aa10 in perform_idle_server_maintenance ()
  #16 0x0809b002 in standalone_main ()
  #17 0x0809b610 in main ()

How to repeat:
Create simple mod_perl handler requiring database access and access it several times.  Sometimes it will work, sometimes it will Seg-Fault.

Versions:
Apache 1.3.41
mod_perl 1.30
Perl 5.8.8
mySQL 5.0.66
DBD-mysql 4.007 or 4.008
DBI 1.607

Suggested fix:
Downgrade to 4.006.

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Duplicate of bug #36810