aptitude assert failure: *** buffer overflow detected ***: aptitude terminated

[vanoc]

Binary package hint: aptitude

vanoc@vanoc-laptop:~$ sudo aptitude
Ouch! Got SIGABRT, dying..
Aborted (core dumped)
vanoc@vanoc-laptop:~$

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: *** buffer overflow detected ***: aptitude terminated
Date: Sun Oct 11 02:19:48 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/aptitude
Package: aptitude 0.4.11.11-1ubuntu6
ProcCmdline: aptitude
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-13.43-generic
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: aptitude
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 __fortify_fail () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
Title: aptitude assert failure: *** buffer overflow detected ***: aptitude terminated
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic i686
UserGroups:

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:__kernel_vsyscall ()
*__GI_raise (sig=6)
*__GI_abort () at abort.c:92
__libc_message (do_abort=2,
*__GI___fortify_fail (

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

Is this reproducible for you? (It is not for me, but via playing solitaire (bug 551071)):
Testcase:
1. "sudo aptitude"
2. Ctrl-T to open the menu
3. Chose "Play Minesweeper"

[Joe (classicmaster)]

On 01.04.2010 16:51, Daniel Hahler wrote:
> Is this reproducible for you? (It is not for me, but via playing solitaire (bug 551071)):
> Testcase:
> 1. "sudo aptitude"
> 2. Ctrl-T to open the menu
> 3. Chose "Play Minesweeper"
>
> ** Visibility changed to: Public
>
> ** Changed in: aptitude (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Triaged
>
>
yep, tried 2-3 times

[Moreira Mickaël (mickael-moreira)]

Yes, reproductible every time.