Patch level Oracle 11gr2

Hi,
I've just installed Oracle 11g r2 on an AIX 6.1, but software only, how I can see what patch level it is.
I use to query "v$version view"
Thanks.

Set your environment variables to 11g and type sqlplus
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SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.2.0 Production on Thu Jun 23 16:57:16 2011
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    - first release
    Version: B, 25-Oct-2011
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    - corrected errors in 6a and 8.
    - new strategy addressing ORA-00845 error.
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    http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17781_01/install.112/e18802/toc.htm
    http://askubuntu.com/questions/57297/why-has-var-run-been-migrated-to-run
    http://lwn.net/Articles/436012/
    https://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2300750&tstart=0
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    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    Regards
    Madhusudhan Rao
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    Please select option: 2
    *** glibc detected *** adrci: malloc(): memory corruption: 0x09de7160 ***
    ======= Backtrace: =========
    /lib/libc.so.6[0x1d42dd]
    /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_malloc+0x67)[0x1d5e97]
    /lib/ld-linux.so.2[0x331f8a]
    /lib/ld-linux.so.2[0x33215a]
    /lib/ld-linux.so.2[0x32e3ce]
    /lib/libc.so.6[0x272550]
    /lib/libc.so.6(_dl_sym+0x1a)[0x2728fa]
    /lib/libdl.so.2[0x110e08]
    /lib/ld-linux.so.2[0x331e66]
    /lib/libdl.so.2[0x1112cc]
    /lib/libdl.so.2(dlsym+0x63)[0x110d93]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(sskgds_save_text_start_end+0x47)[0xa0fb37]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(skgdsinit+0xb7)[0xa0a909]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x15edea8]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(kgdsdsts+0x26)[0x15ef8c2]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgemdGetCallStackWFlag+0x102)[0x198961a]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgemdGetCallStack+0x2d)[0x198950d]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1989250]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgemdFillIncCtx+0x72)[0x1989088]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgexPopulateIncCtx+0x67)[0x1994d25]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgexProcessError+0x75)[0x1996437]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x19601c5]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgePostErrorDirect+0x650)[0x1960b3c]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1c58fb6]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x183c44e]
    [0x3bb440]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1cf7966]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgrlrReadAlertMsg+0x562)[0x1cf7126]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgrxae_alert_ext+0x2d4)[0xbbcf44]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0xb9f25c]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgrmqmf_fetch_real+0x23f)[0xb9bc1f]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgrmqmf_fetch+0xee)[0xb9b520]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0xb53c3e]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgrip_relation_iterator+0x16c)[0xb531bc]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgripricm_rltniter_wcbf_mt+0x1f7)[0xb52709]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgripritc_rltniter_wcbf+0xe6)[0xb585f2]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgvm_query+0x3f2)[0x1abe62c]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgvm_query_wcmd+0x36f)[0x1abf053]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1c3e116]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1c3f5b7]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1c4e2ae]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgvciec_exec_cmd+0x4a2)[0x1c4d640]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgvci_main_int+0x43b)[0x1c59e61]
    adrci[0x8048c5b]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(lpmcall+0x363)[0x1496ec3]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(lpmpmai+0x15c)[0x1497904]
    adrci[0x8048aa5]
    /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xdc)[0x17fe9c]
    adrci[0x8048811]
    ======= Memory map: ========
    00110000-00112000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 5925240    /lib/libdl-2.5.so
    00112000-00113000 r-xp 00001000 08:03 5925240    /lib/libdl-2.5.so
    00113000-00114000 rwxp 00002000 08:03 5925240    /lib/libdl-2.5.so
    00114000-00139000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 5925284    /lib/libm-2.5.so
    00139000-0013a000 r-xp 00024000 08:03 5925284    /lib/libm-2.5.so
    0013a000-0013b000 rwxp 00025000 08:03 5925284    /lib/libm-2.5.so
    0013b000-0014f000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 5925246    /lib/libpthread-2.5.so
    0014f000-00150000 r-xp 00013000 08:03 5925246    /lib/libpthread-2.5.so
    00150000-00151000 rwxp 00014000 08:03 5925246    /lib/libpthread-2.5.so
    00151000-00153000 rwxp 00151000 00:00 0
    00153000-00166000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 5925301    /lib/libnsl-2.5.so
    00166000-00167000 r-xp 00012000 08:03 5925301    /lib/libnsl-2.5.so
    00167000-00168000 rwxp 00013000 08:03 5925301    /lib/libnsl-2.5.so
    00168000-0016a000 rwxp 00168000 00:00 0
    0016a000-002a9000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 5925233    /lib/libc-2.5.so
    002a9000-002aa000 --xp 0013f000 08:03 5925233    /lib/libc-2.5.so
    002aa000-002ac000 r-xp 0013f000 08:03 5925233    /lib/libc-2.5.so
    002ac000-002ad000 rwxp 00141000 08:03 5925233    /lib/libc-2.5.so
    002ad000-002b0000 rwxp 002ad000 00:00 0
    002b0000-002b1000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 3905250    /usr/lib/libaio.so.1.0.1
    002b1000-002b2000 rwxp 00000000 08:03 3905250    /usr/lib/libaio.so.1.0.1
    002b2000-002bb000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 5925256    /lib/libnss_files-2.5.so
    002bb000-002bc000 r-xp 00008000 08:03 5925256    /lib/libnss_files-2.5.so
    002bc000-002bd000 rwxp 00009000 08:03 5925256    /lib/libnss_files-2.5.so
    002bd000-002c8000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 5925425    /lib/libgcc_s-4.1.2-20080825.so.1
    002c8000-002c9000 rwxp 0000a000 08:03 5925425    /lib/libgcc_s-4.1.2-20080825.so.1
    00324000-0033e000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 5925219    /lib/ld-2.5.so
    0033e000-0033f000 r-xp 00019000 08:03 5925219    /lib/ld-2.5.so
    0033f000-00340000 rwxp 0001a000 08:03 5925219    /lib/ld-2.5.so
    003bb000-003bc000 r-xp 003bb000 00:00 0          [vdso]
    003bc000-01fc3000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 4984633    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1
    01fc3000-020a7000 rwxp 01c07000 08:03 4984633    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1
    020a7000-020c1000 rwxp 020a7000 00:00 0
    025b1000-027ce000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 5006042    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libnnz11.so
    027ce000-027fc000 rwxp 0021d000 08:03 5006042    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libnnz11.so
    027fc000-027fe000 rwxp 027fc000 00:00 0
    08048000-08049000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 1407670    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/bin/adrci
    08049000-0804a000 rw-p 00000000 08:03 1407670    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/bin/adrci
    09d62000-09e0d000 rw-p 09d62000 00:00 0          [heap]
    b7e00000-b7e21000 rw-p b7e00000 00:00 0
    b7e21000-b7f00000 ---p b7e21000 00:00 0
    b7f68000-b7f90000 rw-p b7f68000 00:00 0
    bfc54000-bfc6d000 rwxp bffe5000 00:00 0          [stack]
    bfc6d000-bfc6e000 rw-p bfffe000 00:00 0
    starting Oracle 11gr2 Im getting Error: ORA-03135: connection lost contact
    Im on Laptop running Linux Centos 6.3 Host.
    and Im running Oracle 11gr2 on Oracle Enterprise Linux in VMware (Guest).
    Im having frequent disconnection after abnormal shutdown due to power failure.
    When attempting login from the Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control
    I got  Error: "Your username and/or password are invalid."
    [test@localhost ~]$ xhost +
    access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
    [test@localhost ~]$
    [test@localhost ~]$ su - root
    Password:
    [root@localhost ~]#
    [root@localhost ~]# su - oracle
    [oracle@localhost ~]$
    [oracle@localhost ~]$ export ORACLE_SID=db11gr2
    [oracle@localhost ~]$
    [oracle@localhost ~]$ echo $ORACLE_HOME
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1
    [oracle@localhost ~]$
    [oracle@localhost ~]$ echo $ORACLE_BASE
    /u01/app/oracle
    [oracle@localhost ~]$
    [oracle@localhost ~]$ echo $ORACLE_SID
    db11gr2
    [oracle@localhost ~]$
    [oracle@localhost ~]$ lsnrctl start
    LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on 04-DEC-2013 12:23:07
    Copyright (c) 1991, 2009, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
    Starting /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/bin/tnslsnr: please wait...
    TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
    System parameter file is /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/network/admin/listener.ora
    Log messages written to /u01/app/oracle/diag/tnslsnr/localhost/listener/alert/log.xml
    Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=localhost.localdomain)(PORT=1521)))
    Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=localhost.localdomain)(PORT=1521)))
    STATUS of the LISTENER
    Alias                     LISTENER
    Version                   TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
    Start Date                04-DEC-2013 12:23:08
    Uptime                    0 days 0 hr. 0 min. 0 sec
    Trace Level               off
    Security                  ON: Local OS Authentication
    SNMP                      OFF
    Listener Parameter File   /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/network/admin/listener.ora
    Listener Log File         /u01/app/oracle/diag/tnslsnr/localhost/listener/alert/log.xml
    Listening Endpoints Summary...
      (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=localhost.localdomain)(PORT=1521)))
    Services Summary...
    Service "db11gr2" has 1 instance(s).
      Instance "db11gr2", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
    The command completed successfully
    [oracle@localhost ~]$
    [oracle@localhost ~]$ emctl start dbconsole
    Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control Release 11.2.0.1.0
    Copyright (c) 1996, 2009 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
    https://localhost.localdomain:1158/em/console/aboutApplication
    Starting Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control ............... started.
    Logs are generated in directory /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/localhost.localdomain_db11gr2/sysman/log
    [oracle@localhost ~]$
    [oracle@localhost ~]$ sqlplus "/as sysdba"
    SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.1.0 Production on Wed Dec 4 12:26:38 2013
    Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
    Connected to an idle instance.
    SQL> shutdown abort;
    ORACLE instance shut down.
    SQL>
    SQL> startup;
    ORACLE instance started.
    Total System Global Area  799313920 bytes
    Fixed Size                  1339484 bytes
    Variable Size             318771108 bytes
    Database Buffers          473956352 bytes
    Redo Buffers                5246976 bytes
    Database mounted.
    ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [4194], [: no
    SQL> startup;
    ORA-24324: service handle not initialized
    ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist
    SQL>
    SQL>
    SQL> quit
    Disconnected from Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
    With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
    [oracle@localhost ~]$
    [oracle@localhost ~]$ sqlplus "/as sysdba"
    SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.1.0 Production on Wed Dec 4 12:59:23 2013
    Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
    Connected to an idle instance.
    SQL> startup;
    ORACLE instance started.
    Total System Global Area  799313920 bytes
    Fixed Size                  1339484 bytes
    Variable Size             318771108 bytes
    Database Buffers          473956352 bytes
    Redo Buffers                5246976 bytes
    Database mounted.
    Database opened.
    SQL>
    SQL>
    ERROR at line 1:
    ORA-03135: connection lost contact
    Process ID: 8973
    Session ID: 1 Serial number: 5
    SQL> startup;
    ORA-24324: service handle not initialized
    ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist
    SQL>
    SQL> quit
    Disconnected from Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
    With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
    [oracle@localhost ~]$
    [oracle@localhost ~]$ sqlplus "/as sysdba"
    SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.1.0 Production on Wed Dec 4 13:12:03 2013
    Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
    Connected to an idle instance.
    SQL> startup;
    ORACLE instance started.
    Total System Global Area  799313920 bytes
    Fixed Size                  1339484 bytes
    Variable Size             318771108 bytes
    Database Buffers          473956352 bytes
    Redo Buffers                5246976 bytes
    Database mounted.
    Database opened.
    SQL>
    SQL> select STATUS, DATABASE_STATUS from v$instance;
    STATUS       DATABASE_STATUS
    OPEN         ACTIVE
    SQL>
    SQL> SELECT * FROM v$instance;
    ERROR:
    ORA-03114: not connected to ORACLE
    [oracle@localhost ~]$
    [oracle@localhost ~]$ sqlplus "/as sysdba"
    SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.1.0 Production on Wed Dec 4 13:17:37 2013
    Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
    Connected to an idle instance.
    SQL> startup;
    ORACLE instance started.
    Total System Global Area  799313920 bytes
    Fixed Size                  1339484 bytes
    Variable Size             318771108 bytes
    Database Buffers          473956352 bytes
    Redo Buffers                5246976 bytes
    Database mounted.
    Database opened.
    SQL>
    SQL> SELECT * FROM v$instance;
    INSTANCE_NUMBER INSTANCE_NAME
    HOST_NAME
    VERSION           STARTUP_T STATUS       PAR    THREAD# ARCHIVE LOG_SWITCH_WAIT
    LOGINS     SHU DATABASE_STATUS   INSTANCE_ROLE      ACTIVE_ST BLO
                  1 db11gr2
    localhost.localdomain
    11.2.0.1.0        04-DEC-13 OPEN         NO           1 STOPPED
    ALLOWED    NO  ACTIVE            PRIMARY_INSTANCE   NORMAL    NO
    SQL>
    alert log file
    [oracle@localhost ~]$
    [oracle@localhost ~]$ adrci
    ADRCI: Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on Wed Dec 4 17:09:47 2013
    Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
    ADR base = "/u01/app/oracle"
    adrci> set editor emacs
    adrci> show alert
    Choose the alert log from the following homes to view:
    1: diag/rdbms/unknown/DB11G
    2: diag/rdbms/db11gr2/db11gr2
    3: diag/tnslsnr/localhost/listener
    Q: to quit
    Please select option: 2
    *** glibc detected *** adrci: malloc(): memory corruption: 0x09de7160 ***
    ======= Backtrace: =========
    /lib/libc.so.6[0x1d42dd]
    /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_malloc+0x67)[0x1d5e97]
    /lib/ld-linux.so.2[0x331f8a]
    /lib/ld-linux.so.2[0x33215a]
    /lib/ld-linux.so.2[0x32e3ce]
    /lib/libc.so.6[0x272550]
    /lib/libc.so.6(_dl_sym+0x1a)[0x2728fa]
    /lib/libdl.so.2[0x110e08]
    /lib/ld-linux.so.2[0x331e66]
    /lib/libdl.so.2[0x1112cc]
    /lib/libdl.so.2(dlsym+0x63)[0x110d93]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(sskgds_save_text_start_end+0x47)[0xa0fb37]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(skgdsinit+0xb7)[0xa0a909]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x15edea8]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(kgdsdsts+0x26)[0x15ef8c2]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgemdGetCallStackWFlag+0x102)[0x198961a]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgemdGetCallStack+0x2d)[0x198950d]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1989250]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgemdFillIncCtx+0x72)[0x1989088]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgexPopulateIncCtx+0x67)[0x1994d25]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgexProcessError+0x75)[0x1996437]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x19601c5]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgePostErrorDirect+0x650)[0x1960b3c]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1c58fb6]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x183c44e]
    [0x3bb440]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1cf7966]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgrlrReadAlertMsg+0x562)[0x1cf7126]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgrxae_alert_ext+0x2d4)[0xbbcf44]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0xb9f25c]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgrmqmf_fetch_real+0x23f)[0xb9bc1f]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgrmqmf_fetch+0xee)[0xb9b520]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0xb53c3e]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgrip_relation_iterator+0x16c)[0xb531bc]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgripricm_rltniter_wcbf_mt+0x1f7)[0xb52709]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgripritc_rltniter_wcbf+0xe6)[0xb585f2]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgvm_query+0x3f2)[0x1abe62c]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgvm_query_wcmd+0x36f)[0x1abf053]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1c3e116]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1c3f5b7]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1[0x1c4e2ae]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgvciec_exec_cmd+0x4a2)[0x1c4d640]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(dbgvci_main_int+0x43b)[0x1c59e61]
    adrci[0x8048c5b]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(lpmcall+0x363)[0x1496ec3]
    /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libclntsh.so.11.1(lpmpmai+0x15c)[0x1497904]
    adrci[0x8048aa5]
    /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xdc)[0x17fe9c]
    adrci[0x8048811]
    ======= Memory map: ========
    00110000-00112000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 5925240    /lib/libdl-2.5.so
    00112000-00113000 r-xp 00001000 08:03 5925240    /lib/libdl-2.5.so
    00113000-00114000 rwxp 00002000 08:03 5925240    /lib/libdl-2.5.so
    00114000-00139000 r-xp 00000000 08:03 5925284    /lib/libm-2.5.so
    00139000-0013a000 r-xp 00024000 08:03 5925284    /lib/libm-2.5.so
    0013a000-0013b000 rwxp 00025000 08:03 5925284    /lib/libm-2.5.so
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