INFO FOR OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM
Os: arch linux 6.7.6-arch1-1
Hardware: lenovo laptop with amd 7945hx and nvidia 4070
Checked journalctl dump, saw lines similar to: #1 0x00007101df2002f3 je_tcache_get (libjemalloc.so.1 +
On my system there is only libjemalloc.so.2 and libjemalloc.so.1 is only in the houdini directory
So added LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib/libjemalloc.so.2" before launching houdini and all is well.
Launches with opengl on integrated gpu or nvidia.