[Bug 1997912] Re: /usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all:binascii.Error:/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all at 249:main:collect_info:process_report:load:_decompress_line:b64decode

[Benjamin Drung]

** Also affects: apport (Ubuntu Kinetic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Description changed:

+ ```
+ Traceback (most recent call last):
+   File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 249, in <module>
+     main()
+   File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 231, in main
+     stamps = collect_info()
+   File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 162, in collect_info
+     res = process_report(r)
+   File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 76, in process_report
+     r.load(f, binary="compressed")
+   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 139, in load
+     bd, value = self._decompress_line(line, bd, value)
+   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 276, in _decompress_line
+     block = base64.b64decode(line)
+   File "/usr/lib/python3.10/base64.py", line 87, in b64decode
+     return binascii.a2b_base64(s)
+ binascii.Error: Incorrect padding
+ ```
+ 
  The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding apport.  This problem was most recently seen with package version 2.23.1-0ubuntu3, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/dd58c8169d2ec8468ccccb8b37471dfb701ac31c contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
  If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.

** Also affects: apport
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: apport
    Milestone: None => 2.24.0

** Changed in: apport
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu Kinetic)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  /usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-
  all:binascii.Error:/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-
  all at 249:main:collect_info:process_report:load:_decompress_line:b64decode

Status in Apport:
  New
Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in apport source package in Kinetic:
  New

Bug description:
  ```
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 249, in <module>
      main()
    File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 231, in main
      stamps = collect_info()
    File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 162, in collect_info
      res = process_report(r)
    File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 76, in process_report
      r.load(f, binary="compressed")
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 139, in load
      bd, value = self._decompress_line(line, bd, value)
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 276, in _decompress_line
      block = base64.b64decode(line)
    File "/usr/lib/python3.10/base64.py", line 87, in b64decode
      return binascii.a2b_base64(s)
  binascii.Error: Incorrect padding
  ```

  The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding apport.  This problem was most recently seen with package version 2.23.1-0ubuntu3, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/dd58c8169d2ec8468ccccb8b37471dfb701ac31c contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
  If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.

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