using a pcf in "Import Saved Configuration" causes segmentation fault

[Dave Wilson]

Using network-manager to install a pcf file from my IT department which worked in previous versions, causes a segmentation fault in Trusty Tahr. `dmesg` and `cat /var/log/syslog` reveal the following:

[ 5675.499740] nm-connection-e[4938]: segfault at 9a2d20 ip 00000000009a2d20 sp 00007fff165789d8 error 15

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: vpnc 0.5.3r512-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Apr 21 22:55:52 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-21 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: vpnc
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.vpnc.default.conf: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.vpnc.vpnc.script: [deleted]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Benjamin Xiao (ben-r-xiao)]

Can confirm that this bug happens in 14.04 release. NM crashes and crash reporter comes up. I am working around this by just manually filling in a new vpnc connection with the values from the .pcf file.

[Florian Schlichting (fschlich)]

bug is specific to the NetworkManager part of vpnc, reassigning to network-manager-vpnc

[Boris Hollas (borish)]

I can confirm this on a Ubuntu 14.04 live USB install:

[ 531.462391] nm-connection-e[4459]: segfault at 0 ip 0000000000433630 sp 00007fffad6d5630 error 4 in nm-connection-editor[400000+50000]

[Pjotr12345 (computertip)]

Importing a .pcf file works fine if you do this first:
sudo apt-get install network-manager-vpnc network-manager-vpnc-gnome

[Pjotr12345 (computertip)]

Extra information concerning my previous comment: you need the *gnome* package as well. Only then it works as it should.