Surefire 2.12.1 fails with "The forked VM terminated without saying properly goodbye"

Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 3.125 sec
Running org.apache.hadoop.fs.viewfs.TestViewFsHdfs
Tests run: 42, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 14.149 sec
Running org.apache.hadoop.fs.TestFcHdfsSymlink
Tests run: 67, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 20.792 sec

Results :

Tests run: 1033, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 1

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[INFO] Skipping Apache Hadoop HDFS Project
[INFO] This project has been banned from the build due to previous failures.
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[INFO] Skipping Apache Hadoop HDFS
[INFO] This project has been banned from the build due to previous failures.
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[INFO] Reactor Summary:
[INFO] 
[INFO] Apache Hadoop HDFS ................................ FAILURE [1:06:10.415s]
[INFO] Apache Hadoop HttpFS .............................. SKIPPED
[INFO] Apache Hadoop HDFS Project ........................ SKIPPED
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[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
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[INFO] Total time: 1:06:11.188s
[INFO] Finished at: Wed Sep 05 12:01:46 MSK 2012
[INFO] Final Memory: 24M/394M
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[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.12.1:test (default-test) on project hadoop-hdfs: ExecutionException; nested exception is java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.RuntimeException: The forked VM terminated without saying properly goodbye. VM crash or System.exit called ? -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.12.1:test (default-test) on project hadoop-hdfs: ExecutionException; nested exception is java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.RuntimeException: The forked VM terminated without saying properly goodbye. VM crash or System.exit called ?
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:217)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:153)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:145)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:84)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBuild(LifecycleStarter.java:183)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:161)
	at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:320)
	at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:156)
	at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:537)
	at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:196)
	at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:141)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:290)
	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:230)
	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:409)
	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:352)