Generally if something works on various computers but fails on only one computer, then there's something wrong with that computer. Here are a few things to check:
(1) Are you running the same stuff on that computer -- OS including patches, etc.
(2) Does the computer report problems? Where to look depends on the OS, but it looks like you're using linux, so check syslog
(3) Run hardware diagnostics, e.g. the ones recommended here. Start with memory and disk checks in particular.
If you can't turn up any issues, then search for a similar issue in the bug parade for whichever VM you're using. Unfortunately if you're already on the latest version of the VM, then you won't necessarily find a fix.
Finally, one more option is simply to try another VM -- e.g. OpenJDK or JRockit, instead of Oracle's standard.