[Bug 2081604] Re: pk-debconf-helper crashed with SIGSEGV in pk_client_helper_copy_stdout_cb()

[Zixing Liu]

Please find the suggested patch to the bug attached.

** Patch added: "debconf-helper-write-retry.patch"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/2081604/+attachment/5822204/+files/debconf-helper-write-retry.patch

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Title:
  pk-debconf-helper crashed with SIGSEGV in
  pk_client_helper_copy_stdout_cb()

Status in packagekit package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  random crash after installing Ubuntu 24.10 Beta

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.10
  Package: packagekit 1.3.0-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-7.7-generic 6.11.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 6.11.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.30.0-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Sep 21 21:56:45 2024
  ExecutablePath: /usr/libexec/pk-debconf-helper
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-09-21 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.10 "Oracular Oriole" - Beta amd64 (20240919)
  JournalErrors:
   sept. 21 21:56:41 hostname xdg-desktop-por[3252]: Could not find WebExtensions backend: Could not find native messaging host
   sept. 21 21:56:46 hostname systemd[2292]: pk-debconf-helper.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=11/SEGV
   sept. 21 21:56:46 hostname systemd[2292]: pk-debconf-helper.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'.
  ProcCmdline: /usr/libexec/pk-debconf-helper
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  SegvAnalysis:
   Segfault happened at: 0x77e2f8a5b318:	mov    0x8(%rax),%rcx
   PC (0x77e2f8a5b318) ok
   source "0x8(%rax)" (0x00000008) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
   destination "%rcx" ok
  SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
  Signal: 11
  SignalName: SIGSEGV
  SourcePackage: packagekit
  StacktraceTop:
   ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpackagekit-glib2.so.18
   ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
   ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
   g_main_loop_run () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
   ?? ()
  Title: pk-debconf-helper crashed with SIGSEGV in g_main_loop_run()
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sudo users
  modified.conffile..etc.dbus-1.system.d.org.freedesktop.PackageKit.conf: [deleted]
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