Stack Smashing Still Happening with libc6_2.7-9ubuntu2_i386

[Dave Dombrosky]

Binary package hint: update-manager

I am using the NEW libc6_2.7-9ubuntu2_i386 that was supposed to fix the stack smashing problem, but I am still seeing the issue. I just tried upgrading from Kubuntu 7.10 to 8.04 Beta for the first time.

I cannot submit the KNotify bug report because it is crashing (probably due to the failure of the upgrade). I also cannot cut-and-paste the error because the "Error" window has top-focus and it looks like if I close it then it will remove the update window too.

Ok, I just closed the update manager and a Gnome-ish box popped up asking me if I wanted to report an error, but launchpad.net told me that my Request URI was too long. I am just going to submit a screenshot of the update-manager terminal window to verify the error.

I am confused because I thought this was fixed a week ago. Is the information contained in this mailing list post wrong? https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-March/000401.html

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please add all the files contained in /var/log/dist-upgrade/ to your bug report as separate attachments? Thanks in advance.

[Dave Dombrosky (dombrd)]

adding file as requested

[Dave Dombrosky (dombrd)]

adding file as requested

[Dave Dombrosky (dombrd)]

adding file as requested

[Dave Dombrosky (dombrd)]

adding file as requested

[Dave Dombrosky (dombrd)]

I just want to say I was able to complete the upgrade after using the following commands I found on the forums:

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -f install

Once I completed these steps, I ran the update-manager again and it worked fine. I'm not sure if that helps with the bug, but maybe it's something.

[Richard Birnie (rbirnie-deactivatedaccount)]

Just tidying up bug reports. This appears to be another instance of bug 205079 for which a fix has apparently been released. Marking as duplicate