gsd-backlight-helper crashed with SIGSEGV in gsd_backlight_helper_get_best_backlight()

[norberto]

Cliking on some option on gome-settings

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.3.5-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Feb 15 15:05:47 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-backlight-helper
ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-backlight-helper --get-max-brightness
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x4012c0: mov 0x8(%rax),%rcx
 PC (0x004012c0) ok
 source "0x8(%rax)" (0x00000008) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%rcx" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon
StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 __libc_start_main () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
Title: gsd-backlight-helper crashed with SIGSEGV in __libc_start_main()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 gsd_backlight_helper_get_best_backlight () at gsd-backlight-helper.c:63
 main (argc=1, argv=0x7fff0caab298) at gsd-backlight-helper.c:173

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-settings-daemon - 3.3.5-0ubuntu3

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gnome-settings-daemon (3.3.5-0ubuntu3) precise; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/buggy_error_handling_segfault.patch:
    - don't try to print an unset error variable (lp: #932953)
 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:03:26 +0100