[Bug 1946388] Re: Journalctl -f --file some.journal causes coredump

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This bug was fixed in the package systemd - 245.4-4ubuntu3.16

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systemd (245.4-4ubuntu3.16) focal; urgency=medium

  [ Dan Streetman ]
  * d/p/lp1946388-sd-journal-don-t-check-namespaces-if-we-have-no-name.patch:
    Avoid journalctl segfault (LP: #1946388)

  [ Jeremy Szu ]
  * Add a allowlist to unblock intel-hid on new HP machines (LP: #1955997)
    Author: Jeremy Szu
    File: debian/patches/lp1955997-add-a-allowlist-to-unblock-intel-hid-on-HP-mach.patch
    https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu/+source/systemd/commit/?id=88a859eaddb6c9a611fcbc44edab441aef4c4355

  [ Nick Rosbrook ]
  * Prevent arguments from being overwritten with defaults at shutdown (LP: #1958284)
    File: debian/patches/lp1958284-core-move-reset_arguments-to-the-end-of-main-s-finish.patch
    https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu/+source/systemd/commit/?id=e61052bd1f20bcc54e7417542c6d445cf5040f56

  [ Lukas Märdian ]
  * Fix deadlock between pid1 and dbus-daemon (LP: #1871538)
    Author: Lukas Märdian
    File: debian/patches/pid1-set-SYSTEMD_NSS_DYNAMIC_BYPASS-1-env-var-for-dbus-da.patch
    https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu/+source/systemd/commit/?id=e3aacfa26e3fc6df369e6f28e740389ae0020907

 -- Nick Rosbrook <nick.rosbrook at canonical.com>  Wed, 23 Mar 2022
09:29:33 -0400

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu Focal)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Journalctl -f --file some.journal causes coredump

Status in systemd:
  Fix Released
Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in systemd source package in Focal:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [impact]

  journalctl -f --file FILE results in segfault

  [test case]

  $ journalctl -f --file $FILENAME

  [regression potential]

  journalctl segfault or failure to properly operate

  [scope]

  needed in focal

  fixed upstream in 2b6df46d21a at v246, so fixed already in h and later

  [original description]

  Focal latest systemd 245.

  Journalctl -f --file path/to/file.journal.  Will allways causes
  journalctl crash...

  The same doesnt happen on centos8 systemd 239... I couldnt test on any
  more systems atm.

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