[Bug 957231] Re: update-manager crashed with SIGSEGV in debListParser::LoadReleaseInfo()

[Brian Murray]

** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Medium
       Status: Triaged

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Title:
  update-manager crashed with SIGSEGV in
  debListParser::LoadReleaseInfo()

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “apt” source package in Trusty:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  just would not complete the update

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.156.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Mar 16 17:46:18 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  GsettingsChanges:
   com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
   com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1331920010
   com.ubuntu.update-manager show-details true
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 932
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 731
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120201.2)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/update-manager
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
  SegvAnalysis:
   Segfault happened at: 0x7f4c9838a019 <_ZN13debListParser15LoadReleaseInfoERN8pkgCache15PkgFileIteratorER6FileFdSs+1561>:	mov    %eax,0x14(%rbx)
   PC (0x7f4c9838a019) ok
   source "%eax" ok
   destination "0x14(%rbx)" (0x7f4c7bfea5c4) not located in a known VMA region (needed writable region)!
  SegvReason: writing unknown VMA
  Signal: 11
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  StacktraceTop:
   debListParser::LoadReleaseInfo(pkgCache::PkgFileIterator&, FileFd&, std::string) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12
   debPackagesIndex::Merge(pkgCacheGenerator&, OpProgress*) const () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12
   ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12
   pkgCacheGenerator::MakeStatusCache(pkgSourceList&, OpProgress*, MMap**, bool) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12
   pkgCacheFile::BuildCaches(OpProgress*, bool) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12
  Title: update-manager crashed with SIGSEGV in debListParser::LoadReleaseInfo()
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-07 (8 days ago)
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