gs crashed with SIGSEGV in gx_pattern_load()

[Thorsten Sick]

Happen on startup, only programs I was starting were Firefox and evolution. There is one printer job there from yesterday (stopped, missing ink)

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ghostscript 9.04~dfsg-0ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 10 22:12:33 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gs
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
Lpstat: device for Photosmart-C5200-series: hp:/usb/Photosmart_C5200_series?serial=MY7CLG218D0559
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles: Photosmart-C5200-series: HP Photosmart c5200 Series hpijs, 3.10.6
ProcCmdline: gs -dFirstPage=1 -q -dBATCH -dPARANOIDSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=ijs -sIjsServer=hpijs -dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=595 -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=842 -sDeviceManufacturer=HEWLETT-PACKARD -sDeviceModel=deskjet\ 5600 -dDuplex=false -r300 -sIjsParams=Quality:Quality=0,Quality:ColorMode=2,Quality:MediaType=0,Quality:PenSet=2,PS:MediaPosition=7 -dIjsUseOutputFD -sOutputFile=- /var/spool/cups/tmp/foomatic-L36baD
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic root=UUID=c769c37a-b393-4152-b437-a62d5a6d4c04 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x7f1172b65941 <gx_pattern_load+113>: cmpl $0x2,0x58(%rbx)
 PC (0x7f1172b65941) ok
 source "$0x2" ok
 destination "0x58(%rbx)" (0x00000058) not located in a known VMA region (needed writable region)!
SegvReason: writing NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: ghostscript
StacktraceTop:
 gx_pattern_load () from /usr/lib/libgs.so.9
 ?? () from /usr/lib/libgs.so.9
 clist_playback_band () from /usr/lib/libgs.so.9
 clist_playback_file_bands () from /usr/lib/libgs.so.9
 clist_render_rectangle () from /usr/lib/libgs.so.9
Title: gs crashed with SIGSEGV in gx_pattern_load()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-19 (22 days ago)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1207
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P7P55D
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1207:bd12/07/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP7P55D:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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StacktraceTop:
 gx_pattern_size_estimate (has_tags=0, pinst=0x0) at ./base/gxpcmap.c:213
 gx_pattern_load (pdc=0x7fff99a4e2e0, pis=0x7fff99a4bfa0, dev=0xbfa418, select=gs_color_select_texture) at ./base/gxpcmap.c:1218
 gx_dc_pattern_load (pdevc=0x7fff99a4e2e0, pis=0x7fff99a4bfa0, dev=0xbfa418, select=gs_color_select_texture) at ./base/gsptype1.c:1171
 clist_playback_band (playback_action=playback_action_render, cdev=<optimized out>, s=0x7fff99a4ffa0, target=0xbfa418, x0=0, y0=1216, mem=0x6f0f18) at ./base/gxclrast.c:1685
 clist_playback_file_bands (action=playback_action_render, crdev=0x76d798, page_info=<optimized out>, target=0xf74da0, band_first=<optimized out>, band_last=<optimized out>, x0=0, y0=1216) at ./base/gxclread.c:852

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Can you follow the instructions in "CUPS error_log" and "Capturing print job data" of https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems? Thanks.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

This is most probably a duplicate of bug 857527.

[Thorsten Sick (modern-ronin)]

I have not been able to reproduce it...works like a charm.

Sorry. I will keep watching

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Closing, not reproducible any more by original poster.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Fila, can you reproduce this problem, preferably by a Ghostscript command line?

[Bruce Stough (sbsrs)]

I see a similar crash each time I boot to my 12.04 beta system. I am not sure how Ghostscript is involved, since the print queue is empty.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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[Matthias Andree (matthias-andree)]

Also affects precise for me, and is, for me anyways, a regression from the previous releases. This happened during printing of a complex PDF to a HP LaserJet 1320 with hpijs driver. Printer configuration and PDF file available upon request; note to self Focus Drvr Assi Syst PDF 2012

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Matthias, can you please attach the original PDF file, the PPD file for the printer (in /etc/cups/ppd/), and also follow the instructions in "CUPS error_log" and "Capturing print job data" of https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems. Please attach the files one by one, do not compress or package them.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Matthias Andree (matthias-andree)]

The file in question for me was a brochure from Ford. Use CUPS or wget to download it:

curl -o "Ford Focus - Fahrer-Assistenzsysteme.pdf" 'http://www.ford.de/cs/BlobServer?blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobcol=urldata&blobheadervalue1=attachment%3Bfilename%3D%22Ford+Focus+-+Fahrer-Assistenzsysteme.pdf%22&blobheadervalue2=abinary%3Bcharset%3DUTF-8&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&blobheadername2=MDT-Type&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobwhere=1214424124712&blobkey=id'

[Matthias Andree (matthias-andree)]

The File's SHA1 sum is c04bc0ad712f9d26a00e7e3db47778085d2e5f08 and its size 3324586 bytes.

The error for me occurs if I view the file in evince, and print it to the printer in question in 2-up mode.

[Matthias Andree (matthias-andree)]

Now, since this is copyrighted material, I cannot easily add the printout file per the debug instructions; I can view the printout file - it is in PDF 1.5 format - just fine with gv (which should be using gs) and with gs (without any more arguments besides the file name) and with evince. I can either GnuPG encrypt the file, or send it to Till or other maintainers directly under the proviso it be handled confidentially.

[Matthias Andree (matthias-andree)]

Running the gs command line on the original PDF file succeeds, running it on the printout file, however, crashes, first the crash:

Starting program: /usr/bin/gs -dQUIET -dPARANOIDSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dNOINTERPOLATE -sDEVICE=cups -sstdout=%stderr -sOutputFile=/tmp/blah -sMediaType=Plain -sOutputType=0 -dDuplex -r600x600 -dMediaPosition=7 -dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=595 -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=841 -dcupsBitsPerColor=1 -dcupsColorOrder=0 -dcupsColorSpace=3 -dcupsRowCount=1 -dcupsRowStep=2 -dcupsInteger0=26 -scupsPageSizeName=A4 -I/usr/share/cups/fonts -c -f /home/mandree/launchpad-print-bug-888898
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
INFO: Start rendering...
INFO: Processing page 1...
INFO: Processing page 2...
[New Thread 0x7ffff0e7e700 (LWP 4588)]
[Thread 0x7ffff0e7e700 (LWP 4588) exited]
[New Thread 0x7ffff0e7e700 (LWP 4589)]
[Thread 0x7ffff0e7e700 (LWP 4589) exited]

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff739f371 in gx_pattern_load () from /usr/lib/libgs.so.9

WHEREAS -----------------------------------------------

$ /usr/bin/gs -dQUIET -dPARANOIDSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dNOINTERPOLATE -sDEVICE=cups -sstdout=%stderr -sOutputFile=/tmp/blah -sMediaType=Plain -sOutputType=0 -dDuplex -r600x600 -dMediaPosition=7 -dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=595 -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=841 -dcupsBitsPerColor=1 -dcupsColorOrder=0 -dcupsColorSpace=3 -dcupsRowCount=1 -dcupsRowStep=2 -dcupsInteger0=26 -scupsPageSizeName=A4 -I/usr/share/cups/fonts -c -f Ford\ Focus\ -\ Fahrer-Assistenzsysteme.pdf INFO: Start rendering...
INFO: Processing page 1...
INFO: Processing page 2...
INFO: Processing page 3...
INFO: Processing page 4...
INFO: Processing page 5...
INFO: Processing page 6...
INFO: Processing page 7...
INFO: Processing page 8...
INFO: Processing page 9...
INFO: Rendering completed

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Does this mean it is an evince or poppler bug that happens from the page rotation? The printout file in the CUPS queue has rotated pages (90° CCW) compared to the original PDF.

[Alexander Lobov (alexanderlobov)]

I experience the same issue, just after the system booting. The strange thing is that I do no print anything. Is there any way to know what program try to use gs during the booting?

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

If you have empty print queues and get a Ghostscript crash right after boot, it is possible that you have a PostScript (or PDF) file on your desktop and Ghostscript is used for generating the thumbnail image (the preview image which you see on your desktop).

Can you all boot 13.10 (Saucy) and 14.04 (Trusty, current version under development) from a live CD/USB stick and try whether the problem is solved in that version? Please do a complete system update after booting this version and do not reboot when being asked for after the update. Simply ignore or minimize the dialog asking yo for rebooting. There is a new version of Ghostscript which can have the crash fixed.

[Alexander Lobov (alexanderlobov)]

> it is possible that you have a PostScript (or PDF) file on your desktop

that is right, I have some links to PDF files on my desktop.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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