[Bug 1117682] Re: apt-get crashes with a segmentation fault

[Jonathan Thomas]

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

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Title:
  apt-get crashes with a segmentation fault

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When trying to --reinstall multiple packages with apt-get, it crashes
  with a segmentation fault.  The command line: apt-get --reinstall
  install <2-or-more-packages...>

  Syslog shows:
  kernel: [ 3322.059837] apt-get[14417]: segfault at 7fa5c24d65bc ip 00007fa5bb931329 sp 00007fffb0170528 error 4 in libapt-pkg.so.4.12.0[7fa5bb8e1000+121000]

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-37.58-generic 3.2.35
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Feb  6 15:39:44 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120424.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LANGUAGE=en_US:
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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