[Bug 1617300] [NEW] bash dies malloc: unknown:0: assertion botched

[Stephen Baynes]

Public bug reported:

Bash dies when scrolling up and down the history with:

malloc: unknown:0: assertion botched
free: called with unallocated block argument
last command: ...


ubuntu: "Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS"
bash: 4.3-7ubuntu1.5

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: bash 4.3-7ubuntu1.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-92.139-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-92-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Fri Aug 26 13:21:50 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-21 (1101 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214)
SourcePackage: bash
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-06-11 (441 days ago)

** Affects: bash (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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Title:
  bash dies malloc: unknown:0: assertion botched

Status in bash package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Bash dies when scrolling up and down the history with:

  malloc: unknown:0: assertion botched
  free: called with unallocated block argument
  last command: ...


  ubuntu: "Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS"
  bash: 4.3-7ubuntu1.5

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: bash 4.3-7ubuntu1.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-92.139-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-92-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Fri Aug 26 13:21:50 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-21 (1101 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214)
  SourcePackage: bash
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-06-11 (441 days ago)

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