Starting a Google Video chat crashes pidgin
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pidgin |
New
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Unknown
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pidgin (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: pidgin
If I, or a buddy on my list, attempt to start a video chat on Google chat, Pidgin crashes.
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
$ apt-cache policy pidgin
pidgin:
Installed: 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu3.2
Candidate: 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu3.2
Version table:
*** 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu3.2 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
1:
500 http://
1:
500 http://
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: pidgin 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu3.2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Dec 21 18:35:13 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pidgin
Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in pidgin: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Could reproduce this as well. Steps to reproduce:
1) Start pidgin
2) Ask a friend to start a video chat with you
Pidgin will then segfault.
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
$ apt-cache policy pidgin at.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ maverick- updates/ main amd64 Packages dpkg/status 2.7.3-1ubuntu3. 1 0 security. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ maverick- security/ main amd64 Packages 2.7.3-1ubuntu3 0 at.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages
pidgin:
Installed: 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu3.2
Candidate: 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu3.2
Version table:
*** 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu3.2 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
1:
500 http://
1:
500 http://
I also appended a backtrace.