[Bug 1991200] [NEW] apport-cli apport-collect crash AttributeError: 'bytes' object has no attribute 'fileno'

Thu Sep 29 06:40:05 UTC 2022

Public bug reported:

apport-collect crashed.

# lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu Kinetic Kudu (development branch)
Release:        22.10

# apt-cache policy apport
apport:
  Installed: 2.23.0-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.23.0-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2.23.0-0ubuntu2 500
        500 https://gpl.savoirfairelinux.net/pub/mirrors/ubuntu kinetic/main amd64 Packages
        500 https://gpl.savoirfairelinux.net/pub/mirrors/ubuntu kinetic/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

# Instructions

1. Run apport-collect NUMBER as root
2. Get to the point it asks before sending
3. Choose to view the report
4. Watch the crash

# Expected behavior

Apport-collect should stay alive and not crash with a stacktrace.

# Actual behavior

# apport-collect 1991199
Please open this authorization page:
 (REDACTED)
in your browser. Use your browser to authorize
this program to access Launchpad on your behalf.
Press Enter after authorizing in your browser.

Package openssh not installed and no hook available, ignoring

*** Collecting problem information

The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the
application. This might take a few minutes.
....
*** It seems you have modified the contents of "/etc/systemd/logind.conf".  Would you like to add the contents of it to your bug report?

What would you like to do? Your options are:
  Y: Yes
  N: No
  C: Cancel
Please choose (Y/N/C): n

*** It seems you have modified the contents of
"/etc/systemd/sleep.conf".  Would you like to add the contents of it to
your bug report?

What would you like to do? Your options are:
  Y: Yes
  N: No
  C: Cancel
Please choose (Y/N/C): n
.......

*** Send problem report to the developers?

After the problem report has been sent, please fill out the form in the
automatically opened web browser.

What would you like to do? Your options are:
  S: Send report (597.4 KB)
  V: View report
  K: Keep report file for sending later or copying to somewhere else
  I: Cancel and ignore future crashes of this program version
  C: Cancel
Please choose (S/V/K/I/C): v
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 442, in <module>
    if not app.run_argv():
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 858, in run_argv
    return self.run_update_report()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 758, in run_update_report
    response = self.ui_present_report_details(allowed_to_report)
  File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 258, in ui_present_report_details
    self.ui_update_view()
  File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 187, in ui_update_view
    subprocess.run(
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/subprocess.py", line 501, in run
    with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as process:
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/subprocess.py", line 835, in __init__
    errread, errwrite) = self._get_handles(stdin, stdout, stderr)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/subprocess.py", line 1606, in _get_handles
    p2cread = stdin.fileno()
AttributeError: 'bytes' object has no attribute 'fileno'
--- 
ProblemType: Bug
ApportLog: ERROR: apport (pid 42855) Thu Sep 29 00:30:05 2022: executable was modified after program start, ignoring
ApportVersion: 2.23.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CrashReports: 640:0:148:22558:2022-09-29 02:33:04.712637295 -0400:2022-09-29 02:33:04.708637298 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_bin_apport-cli.0.crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
Package: apport 2.23.0-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: all
Tags: kinetic third-party-packages
Uname: Linux 6.0.0-060000rc7-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to kinetic on 2022-09-29 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: N/A
_MarkForUpload: True

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

** Tags: apport-collected kinetic third-party-packages

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Title:
  apport-cli apport-collect crash AttributeError: 'bytes' object has no
  attribute 'fileno'

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  apport-collect crashed.

  # lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu Kinetic Kudu (development branch)
  Release:        22.10

  # apt-cache policy apport
  apport:
    Installed: 2.23.0-0ubuntu2
    Candidate: 2.23.0-0ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 2.23.0-0ubuntu2 500
          500 https://gpl.savoirfairelinux.net/pub/mirrors/ubuntu kinetic/main amd64 Packages
          500 https://gpl.savoirfairelinux.net/pub/mirrors/ubuntu kinetic/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  # Instructions

  1. Run apport-collect NUMBER as root
  2. Get to the point it asks before sending
  3. Choose to view the report
  4. Watch the crash

  # Expected behavior

  Apport-collect should stay alive and not crash with a stacktrace.

  # Actual behavior

  # apport-collect 1991199
  Please open this authorization page:
   (REDACTED)
  in your browser. Use your browser to authorize
  this program to access Launchpad on your behalf.
  Press Enter after authorizing in your browser.

  Package openssh not installed and no hook available, ignoring

  *** Collecting problem information

  The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the
  application. This might take a few minutes.
  ....
  *** It seems you have modified the contents of "/etc/systemd/logind.conf".  Would you like to add the contents of it to your bug report?

  What would you like to do? Your options are:
    Y: Yes
    N: No
    C: Cancel
  Please choose (Y/N/C): n

  *** It seems you have modified the contents of
  "/etc/systemd/sleep.conf".  Would you like to add the contents of it
  to your bug report?

  What would you like to do? Your options are:
    Y: Yes
    N: No
    C: Cancel
  Please choose (Y/N/C): n
  .......

  *** Send problem report to the developers?

  After the problem report has been sent, please fill out the form in the
  automatically opened web browser.

  What would you like to do? Your options are:
    S: Send report (597.4 KB)
    V: View report
    K: Keep report file for sending later or copying to somewhere else
    I: Cancel and ignore future crashes of this program version
    C: Cancel
  Please choose (S/V/K/I/C): v
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 442, in <module>
      if not app.run_argv():
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 858, in run_argv
      return self.run_update_report()
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 758, in run_update_report
      response = self.ui_present_report_details(allowed_to_report)
    File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 258, in ui_present_report_details
      self.ui_update_view()
    File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 187, in ui_update_view
      subprocess.run(
    File "/usr/lib/python3.10/subprocess.py", line 501, in run
      with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as process:
    File "/usr/lib/python3.10/subprocess.py", line 835, in __init__
      errread, errwrite) = self._get_handles(stdin, stdout, stderr)
    File "/usr/lib/python3.10/subprocess.py", line 1606, in _get_handles
      p2cread = stdin.fileno()
  AttributeError: 'bytes' object has no attribute 'fileno'
  --- 
  ProblemType: Bug
  ApportLog: ERROR: apport (pid 42855) Thu Sep 29 00:30:05 2022: executable was modified after program start, ignoring
  ApportVersion: 2.23.0-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CrashReports: 640:0:148:22558:2022-09-29 02:33:04.712637295 -0400:2022-09-29 02:33:04.708637298 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_bin_apport-cli.0.crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
  Package: apport 2.23.0-0ubuntu2
  PackageArchitecture: all
  Tags: kinetic third-party-packages
  Uname: Linux 6.0.0-060000rc7-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to kinetic on 2022-09-29 (0 days ago)
  UserGroups: N/A
  _MarkForUpload: True

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