Compiz Core

compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in DecorWindow::updateFrame()

Bug #945400 reported by fantab on 2012-03-03

This bug affects 1 person

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
Compiz	Won't Fix	High	Unassigned
Compiz Core	Won't Fix	High	Unassigned
compiz (Ubuntu)	Won't Fix	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

Compiz crashed when I disabled "Snapping Windows" while enabling "Wobbly Windows". However, after CCSM was restarted or relaunched Wobbly effect is working.

(I don't know if this is a "security vulnerablity", anyways I have reported this as such.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 3 10:29:17 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301)
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
LANG=en_IN
SHELL=/bin/bash
SegvAnalysis:
Segfault happened at: 0x7f4375517a2f <_ZN11DecorWindow11updateFrameEv+47>: mov (%rax),%ecx
PC (0x7f4375517a2f) ok
source "(%rax)" (0x00000328) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
destination "%ecx" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: unity
StacktraceTop:
DecorWindow::updateFrame() () from /usr/lib/compiz/libdecor.so
DecorScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libdecor.so
CompScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/libcompiz_core.so.ABI-20120216
PlaceScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libplace.so
CompScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/libcompiz_core.so.ABI-20120216
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in DecorWindow::updateFrame()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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fantab (fantab) wrote on 2012-03-03:

Dependencies.txt Edit (6.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2012-03-06:

StacktraceTop:
DecorWindow::updateFrame (this=0x4bb7d80) at /build/buildd/compiz-0.9.7.0~bzr2995/plugins/decor/src/decor.cpp:1658
DecorScreen::handleEvent (this=<optimized out>, event=0x58a1a20) at /build/buildd/compiz-0.9.7.0~bzr2995/plugins/decor/src/decor.cpp:2471
CompScreen::handleEvent (this=0x2076910, event=<optimized out>) at /build/buildd/compiz-0.9.7.0~bzr2995/src/event.cpp:996
PlaceScreen::handleEvent (this=0x4be8ec0, event=0x58a1a20) at /build/buildd/compiz-0.9.7.0~bzr2995/plugins/place/src/place.cpp:209
CompScreen::handleEvent (this=0x2076910, event=<optimized out>) at /build/buildd/compiz-0.9.7.0~bzr2995/src/event.cpp:996

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2012-03-06: Stacktrace.txt

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2012-03-06: ThreadStacktrace.txt

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Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Medium
tags:	removed: need-amd64-retrace

Sebastien Bacher (seb128) on 2012-04-24

visibility:	private → public
affects:	unity (Ubuntu) → compiz (Ubuntu)

Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) on 2012-04-25

Changed in compiz-core:
importance:	Undecided → High
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
importance:	Medium → High

Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz) on 2012-05-18

Changed in compiz:
importance:	Undecided → High

Stephen M. Webb (bregma) on 2015-01-12

Changed in compiz-core:
status:	New → Won't Fix
tags:	added: plugin-decor

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Will Cooke (willcooke) wrote on 2015-09-16:

As part of the big bug clear up for 16.04 LTS I am marking this bug as Wont Fix.
These types of crasher are better handled by errors.ubutnu.com which can collate similar crash reports to help us identify persitent bugs rather than one-off crashes.
Sorry we are not able to help with this specific issue. If you are still experiencing this crash, please re-open the bug and add the tag "desktop-bugscrub-reopened". See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BigDesktopBugScrub for more information.