aptitude crashed with SIGSEGV in std::_List_node_base::hook()

Bug #534944 reported by John Pyper
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This bug affects 11 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
aptitude (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: aptitude

I have a BASH alias that does the update + safe-upgrade procedure. It is as follows:
alias osup='sudo aptitude update; sudo aptitude safe-upgrade'
I was just doing a simple safe-upgrade when it dumped out.

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release: 10.04

apt-cache policy aptitude
aptitude:
  Installed: 0.4.11.11-1ubuntu9
  Candidate: 0.4.11.11-1ubuntu9
  Version table:
 *** 0.4.11.11-1ubuntu9 0
        500 http://ubuntu.osuosl.org lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Mar 9 01:22:57 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/aptitude
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100224.1)
Package: aptitude 0.4.11.11-1ubuntu9
ProcCmdline: aptitude update
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.24-generic
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x76a7e7 <_ZNSt15_List_node_base4hookEPS_+23>: mov %edx,(%ecx)
 PC (0x0076a7e7) ok
 source "%edx" ok
 destination "(%ecx)" (0x20202020) not located in a known VMA region (needed writable region)!
SegvReason: writing unknown VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: aptitude
StacktraceTop:
 std::_List_node_base::hook(std::_List_node_base*) ()
 std::list<sigc::slot_base, std::allocator<sigc::slot_base> >::insert(std::_List_iterator<sigc::slot_base>, sigc::slot_base const&) ()
 ?? ()
 pkgAcquire::Worker::RunMessages() ()
 pkgAcquire::Worker::InFdReady() ()
Title: aptitude crashed with SIGSEGV in std::_List_node_base::hook()
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686
UserGroups:

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John Pyper (jpyper) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote :

StacktraceTop:
 ~_Impl (this=0x876c928)
 std::list<sigc::slot_base, std::allocator<sigc::slot_base> >::insert (this=warning: (Internal error: pc 0x8065daf in read in psymtab, but not in symtab.)
 download_signal_log::Fetch (this=0x8766708, item=@0x876c928)
 pkgAcqMethod (this=0x8786a90, Ver=0x0,
 pkgAcqMethod::Log (this=0x8786a90,

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : Stacktrace.txt
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : ThreadStacktrace.txt
Changed in aptitude (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: removed: need-i386-retrace
visibility: private → public
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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

This version is outdated and no more supported

Changed in aptitude (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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