[heap corruption] compiz crashed with SIGABRT in __libc_message() crashed during system update

[Lenka]

apprears when checking system update

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.8.2+bzr3377-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.22-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Sep 24 18:56:12 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2115]
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV635 [Mobility Radeon HD 3650] [1002:9591] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2126]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120917)
MachineType: LENOVO 4063W6T
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=cs_CZ.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-15-generic root=UUID=b4e00d5e-930e-4146-bcd8-3268bea7072d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 g_bytes_unref () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
Title: compiz crashed with SIGABRT in raise()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 12/14/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 6FET92WW (3.22 )
dmi.board.name: 4063W6T
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6FET92WW(3.22):bd12/14/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4063W6T:pvrThinkPadW500:rvnLENOVO:rn4063W6T:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 4063W6T
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad W500
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.2+bzr3377-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20120917.7cfd42ce-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20120917.7cfd42ce-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.8-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu1

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __libc_message (do_abort=2, fmt=0x7fdc879c0fd0 "*** glibc detected *** %s: %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c:201
 malloc_printerr (action=3, str=0x7fdc879bdf99 "invalid fastbin entry (free)", ptr=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:5007
 g_bytes_unref (bytes=0x3f2c760) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.33.14/./glib/gbytes.c:293
 g_bytes_unref (bytes=0x3f2c760) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.33.14/./glib/gbytes.c:285
 g_variant_unref (value=0x44568d0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.33.14/./glib/gvariant-core.c:635

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thanks for the bug report.

Unfortunately this appears to be heap corruption so the root cause of the bug is unlikely to be in any of the attached files. We will continue working to try and find/fix all such sources of heap corruption in Unity and Compiz.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for compiz (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]