starting gnome-software: segfault at 0 ip b64a38e6 sp bffe1d68 error 4 in libc-2.24.so[b6413000+1b3000]

[Paul Dufresne]

In: xubuntu-17.10-beta1-desktop-i386.iso, running in 'Try Ubuntu'.

Everytime I try to start gnome-software I get nothing except this error in dmesg:
[ 388.510237] gnome-software[4251]: segfault at 0 ip b64548e6 sp bffaa1c8 error 4 in libc-2.24.so[b63c4000+1b3000]
[ 672.893089] gnome-software[4400]: segfault at 0 ip b650a8e6 sp bfdb6e68 error 4 in libc-2.24.so[b647a000+1b3000]
[ 735.140781] gnome-software[4464]: segfault at 0 ip b648f8e6 sp bfa5aaa8 error 4 in libc-2.24.so[b63ff000+1b3000]
[ 859.557640] gnome-software[4474]: segfault at 0 ip b64a38e6 sp bffe1d68 error 4 in libc-2.24.so[b6413000+1b3000]

apport does not seems to catch it:
xubuntu@xubuntu:~$ apport-cli
Aucun rapport de plantage en attente. Essayer --help pour plus d'informations.
(no report)

(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/gnome-software
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
[New Thread 0xb39b0b40 (LWP 4665)]
[New Thread 0xb2fffb40 (LWP 4666)]
[New Thread 0xb25ffb40 (LWP 4667)]
[New Thread 0xb1032b40 (LWP 4668)]

Thread 1 "gnome-software" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
__strchr_sse2_bsf () at ../sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/strchr-sse2-bsf.S:60
60 ../sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/strchr-sse2-bsf.S: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type.
(gdb) bt
#0 __strchr_sse2_bsf () at ../sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/strchr-sse2-bsf.S:60
#1 0xb7e84f7e in g_param_spec_pool_lookup ()
   from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#2 0xb7e7fe07 in g_object_new_valist ()
   from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#3 0xb7e802a9 in g_object_new ()
   from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#4 0x0043af6c in ?? ()
#5 0x00447313 in gs_shell_change_mode ()
#6 0x00449d1f in gs_shell_set_mode ()
#7 0x00423af3 in ?? ()
#8 0xb7e78d08 in g_closure_invoke ()
   from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#9 0xb7e8bb95 in ?? () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#10 0xb7e94bf3 in g_signal_emit_valist ()
   from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#11 0xb7e953a5 in g_signal_emit ()
   from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#12 0xb7bf4330 in g_application_activate ()
   from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
#13 0xb7bf4b13 in ?? () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
#14 0xb7bf4d3f in g_application_run ()
   from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
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CPU supports SSE2:
xubuntu@xubuntu:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 75
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
stepping : 2
microcode : 0x62
cpu MHz : 1000.000
cache size : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
apicid : 0
initial apicid : 0
fdiv_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good cpuid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch vmmcall
bugs : fxsave_leak sysret_ss_attrs swapgs_fence amd_e400
bogomips : 2009.18
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc

processor : 1
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 75
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
stepping : 2
microcode : 0x62
cpu MHz : 1000.000
cache size : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 1
cpu cores : 2
apicid : 1
initial apicid : 1
fdiv_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good cpuid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch vmmcall
bugs : fxsave_leak sysret_ss_attrs swapgs_fence amd_e400
bogomips : 2009.18
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc

xubuntu@xubuntu:~$

[Paul Dufresne (paulduf)]

I just made the updates, without restarting (because I use 'Try Ubuntu').
Now it does launch!

[Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)]

Please re-open if it re-occurs.