dpkg assert failure: *** Error in `dpkg': munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0x000055ec3f5158a6 ***

Bug #1604821 reported by Udara Madubhashana
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Bug Description

dpkg crashed when trying to update

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: dpkg 1.18.9ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: *** Error in `dpkg': munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0x000055ec3f5158a6 ***
CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
Date: Tue Jul 19 00:06:16 2016
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/dpkg
ExecutableTimestamp: 1467952927
ProcCmdline: dpkg -i spotify-client-0.9.17_0.9.17.8.gd06432d.31-1_amd64.deb
ProcCwd: /home/udara/Downloads
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: dpkg
StacktraceTop:
 __libc_message (do_abort=do_abort@entry=2, fmt=fmt@entry=0x7f25b5ff2118 "*** Error in `%s': %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c:175
 malloc_printerr (ar_ptr=0x0, ptr=<optimized out>, str=0x7f25b5ff2140 "munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer", action=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:5004
 munmap_chunk (p=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:2840
 __GI___libc_free (mem=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:2961
 ?? ()
Title: dpkg assert failure: *** Error in `dpkg': munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0x000055ec3f5158a6 ***
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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StacktraceTop:
 __libc_message (do_abort=do_abort@entry=2, fmt=fmt@entry=0x7f25b5ff2118 "*** Error in `%s': %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c:175
 malloc_printerr (ar_ptr=0x0, ptr=<optimized out>, str=0x7f25b5ff2140 "munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer", action=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:5004
 munmap_chunk (p=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:2840
 __GI___libc_free (mem=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:2961
 error_context_errmsg_free (ec=0x7ffce5f30a50) at ../../../lib/dpkg/ehandle.c:175

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Changed in dpkg (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: removed: need-amd64-retrace
information type: Private → Public
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