pidgin assert failure: *** glibc detected *** pidgin: double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x0a361900 ***

[mikbini]

Binary package hint: pidgin

I installed pigdin-skype and added a skype account using the wizard (this was the first time I used pidgin). The skype client asked whether to allow pidgin or not. I allowed it and pidgin immediately crashed.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: pidgin 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: *** glibc detected *** pidgin: double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x0a361900 ***
Date: Tue Apr 6 13:45:28 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/pidgin
InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
ProcCmdline: pidgin
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: pidgin
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 *__GI_raise (sig=6)
 *__GI_abort () at abort.c:92
 __libc_message (do_abort=2,
 malloc_printerr (action=<value optimized out>,
Title: pidgin assert failure: *** glibc detected *** pidgin: double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x0a361900 ***
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

[mikbini (mikbini)]

I forgot to say: I added a "Skype (D-BUS)" account, not a "Skype" one; the latter works.

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 *__GI_raise (sig=6)
 *__GI_abort () at abort.c:92
 __libc_message (do_abort=2,
 malloc_printerr (action=<value optimized out>,

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Do you get the same with Maverick? Thanks in advance.

[Mark Vaughan (mark-vaughan)]

I have the same issue with Lucid, however the error manifests itself after a random period of time. It definitely seems to be related to the skype plugin, as skype is closed at the same time. I've included a backtrace.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for pidgin (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Carli (s3734770)]

Pidgin told me something that spellchk.so is involved, but pidgin also crashes without it.