gnome-shell crashed with SIGABRT, assertion failed: src/core/window.c:4853:set_workspace_state: 'window->unmanaging || workspace != NULL' should be TRUE

[Sebastian Geiger]

https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/a3cac4e2a5f6847233c7e4fd6cb99b9428f60ad8

Gnome Shell crashes and restarts when I try to open a dialog window.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: gnome-shell 3.34.3-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-14.17-generic 5.4.18
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu17
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Feb 22 21:15:33 2020
DisplayManager: gdm3
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-shell
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-02-04 (18 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/gnome-shell
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.34.3-1ubuntu1
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
StacktraceTop:
 () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmutter-5.so.0
 () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmutter-5.so.0
 () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmutter-5.so.0
 () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmutter-5.so.0
Title: gnome-shell crashed with SIGABRT
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-02-22 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
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[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:50
 __GI_abort () at abort.c:79
 g_assertion_message.cold () from /tmp/apport_sandbox_hkmtkw7w/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.6303.0
 set_workspace_state (window=0x557bd733f910, on_all_workspaces=0, workspace=0x0) at ../src/core/window.c:4853
 _meta_window_shared_new (display=display@entry=0x557bd4dc0030, client_type=client_type@entry=META_WINDOW_CLIENT_TYPE_X11, surface=surface@entry=0x0, xwindow=xwindow@entry=67110072, existing_wm_state=existing_wm_state@entry=0, effect=effect@entry=META_COMP_EFFECT_CREATE, attrs=<optimized out>) at ../src/core/window.c:1329

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Tracking in https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/a3cac4e2a5f6847233c7e4fd6cb99b9428f60ad8

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package mutter - 3.36.1-3ubuntu1

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mutter (3.36.1-3ubuntu1) focal; urgency=medium

  * Merge with debian, with new upstream releases and cherry-picked fixes:
    - Screens turn off when setting display scaling to 200% (LP: #1869750)
    - Use hardware cursor for DisplayLink devices (LP: #1867757)
    - Fix popup menus with using focus-follow-mouse (LP: #1871107)
    - Window manager key events are sent to the terminal (LP: #1866094)
    - Ensure assertion 'window->unmanaging || workspace != NULL' (LP: #1864326)
    - Shell crash on meta_wayland_surface_role_get_window (LP: #1869837)
  * d/p/x11-Add-support-for-fractional-scaling-using-Randr.patch:
    - Refreshed to respect upstream changes
    - Fixed a bug causing windows using direct-rendering to be continuously
      resized, keeping ability to use shell UI (LP: #1862081)
  * Remaining changes with debian:
    - debian/control:
      + Update VCS flags to point to ubuntu salsa branch
    - debian/gbp.conf: update branch to point to ubuntu/master
    - debian/patches/x11-Add-support-for-fractional-scaling-using-Randr.patch:
      + X11: Add support for fractional scaling using Randr

mutter (3.36.1-3) experimental; urgency=medium

  * Team upload
  * Update to upstream gnome-3-36 branch, commit 3.36.1-16-gdb164bcfa
    - Fix a crash during X11 drag-and-drop, for example when dragging
      a JPEG file onto GIMP's splash screen
    - Fix a crash in X11 input device handling
    - Translate coordinates of absolute input devices for rotated screens

mutter (3.36.1-2) experimental; urgency=medium

  * Team upload
  * Standards-Version: 4.5.0 (no changes required)
  * d/copyright: Consolidate entries and update
  * Update to upstream gnome-3-36 branch, commit 3.36.1-13-gbc47f0a1a

mutter (3.36.1-1) experimental; urgency=medium

  * Team upload
  * New upstream release
  * d/copyright: Update
  * Refresh patches
  * Update symbols file.
    Note that this includes ABI breaks: some symbols that are only used
    internally have disappeared from mutter's private fork of Clutter and
    Cogl. The only user of this version of mutter is GNOME Shell, which
    does not use these symbols.
  * d/patches: Update from gnome-3-36 branch up to 3.36.1-8-ge339a57dd
  * d/p/clutter-stage-Don-t-assume-stage-relayouts-reallocate-eve.patch:
    Add patch proposed upstream to fix a gnome-shell crash with the
    "Native window placement" extension.

 -- Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <email address hidden> Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:40:58 +0200