[Bug 930429] Re: Segmentation Fault on shared-mime-info during apt-get install -f

[Raphaël Hertzog]

The segmentation fault happens in the shared-mime-info package (in its
postinst script). It's not a bug in dpkg.

** Package changed: dpkg (Ubuntu) => shared-mime-info (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  Segmentation Fault on shared-mime-info during apt-get install -f

Status in “shared-mime-info” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  dietrich at dtschmitz:~$ sudo lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS
  Release:        10.04

  Segfaulting Executable: dkpg
  Executable Version:
  dietrich at dtschmitz:~$ sudo apt-cache policy dpkg
  dpkg:
    Installed: 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5
    Candidate: 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5
    Version table:
   *** 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1.15.5.6ubuntu4 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
  dietrich at dtschmitz:~$ 

  command: sudo apt-get install -f
  relevant strace trace.log output:
  read(21, "Segmentation fault\r\ndpkg: error "..., 1024) = 1024
  write(1, "Segmentation fault\r\ndpkg: error "..., 1024) = 1024
  read(19, "status: shared-mime-info : error"..., 1024) = 505

  For some unknown reason, there was a dependency error, so I tried to fix with the -f switch.
  Segmentation Fault resulted.

  Thank You!
  Dietrich T. Schmitz

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: dpkg 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-38.83-generic-pae 2.6.32.52+drm33.21
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-38-generic-pae i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Feb 10 16:34:54 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: dpkg

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