gnome-shell crashed with SIGSEGV in js::GCMethods<JSObject*>::needsPostBarrier()

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https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/858749eabf2fe619e12002e9f13cb2586b61d781
and
https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/d281488b75322ce41fbfbb73416a6730da093b40

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Kodi and Chrome was running. It happened when I was looking at a video played by Kodi. I didn't use keyboard or mouse.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gnome-shell 3.24.1-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Wed May 10 18:20:24 2017
DisplayManager: lightdm
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-shell
ExecutableTimestamp: 1493296359
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-29 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170428)
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/gnome-shell
ProcCwd: /home/p-i
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x7f164beeb105: testb $0x1,(%rax)
 PC (0x7f164beeb105) ok
 source "$0x1" ok
 destination "(%rax)" (0x7f15e3cfffe8) not located in a known VMA region (needed writable region)!
SegvReason: writing unknown VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
StacktraceTop:
 ?? () from /usr/lib/libgjs.so.0
 g_main_context_dispatch () 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
 meta_run () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmutter-0.so.0
Title: gnome-shell crashed with SIGSEGV in g_main_context_dispatch()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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StacktraceTop:
 js::GCMethods<JSObject*>::needsPostBarrier (v=0x7f15e3c18640) at /usr/include/mozjs-38/js/RootingAPI.h:663
 JS::Heap<JSObject*>::set (newPtr=0x0, this=0x5627df7e2200) at /usr/include/mozjs-38/js/RootingAPI.h:296
 JS::Heap<JSObject*>::operator= (p=<optimized out>, this=0x5627df7e2200) at /usr/include/mozjs-38/js/RootingAPI.h:266
 GjsMaybeOwned<JSObject*>::reset (this=0x5627df7e21f0) at ./gjs/jsapi-util-root.h:266
 closure_clear_idle (data=0x5627df7e21c0) at gi/closure.cpp:132

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

This bug is also being tracked in:
https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/858749eabf2fe619e12002e9f13cb2586b61d781

[Yu (nasa-yjh2012)]

Hi everybody! I'm a new linux user.
there is any solution for this bug?
here is my '$dmesg' output:
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[92918.138138] gnome-shell[28983]: segfault at 7fd623bfffe8 ip 00007fd6bfff7ed5 sp 00007ffdd554ab80 error 4 in libgjs.so.0.0.0 (deleted)[7fd6bffcd000+bc000]
[93005.945159] gnome-shell[3350]: segfault at 7f82f3dfffe8 ip 00007f8370a2e735 sp 00007fff3659e3e0 error 4 in libgjs.so.0.0.0[7f8370a03000+bc000]
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this bug did cause the pc reboot, seems just restarted gnome..
and closed all my windows like chromium... terminals...
It's really annoying.
Need Help!!!
If any suggestion, plz send to me a email:<email address hidden>

[BytEvil (itemcode)]

Same problem on my Arch Linux system.

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Jun 29 09:13:56 KODI kernel: [166781.847233] gnome-shell[4988]: segfault at 7ff0dfffffe8 ip 00007ff13f8c2625 sp 00007fffa3d158a0 error 4 in libgjs.so.0.0.0[7ff13f897000+bc000]
Jun 29 09:13:56 KODI gnome-session[1821]: gnome-session-binary[1821]: WARNING: Application 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' killed by signal 11
Jun 29 09:13:56 KODI gnome-session-binary[1821]: WARNING: Application 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' killed by signal 11
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[L.F. Moisa (florin-moisa)]

Same problem here, happens once in a while (several times a day), it restarts the window manager:
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Dec 17 00:51:33 server kernel: [312304.994059] gnome-shell[25564]: segfault at 7f1eac1fffe8 ip 00007f1f397b43d5 sp 00007ffc5d9fb600 error 4 in libgjs.so.0.0.0[7f1f3978c000+ba000
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Dec 17 00:51:33 server gnome-session[4492]: gnome-session-binary[4492]: WARNING: Application 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' killed by signal 11
Dec 17 00:51:33 server gnome-session-binary[4492]: WARNING: Application 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' killed by signal 11
Dec 17 00:51:33 server /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[4479]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: disconnected
Dec 17 00:51:33 server /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[4479]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: Internal TMDS
Dec 17 00:51:33 server /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[4479]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
Dec 17 00:51:33 server /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[4479]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0):
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[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Fix Released. Zero reports of this crash after Ubuntu 17.10.