[printers]: gnome-control-center crashed with SIGSEGV in g_slist_append()

Bug #1233835 reported by JaSauders
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Ubuntu GNOME 13.10
Gnome 3.8.4
No PPAs
Fully updated (Tues Oct 1, 2013)

Whenever I try to add a network printer, the entire system settings menu crashes without warning.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu39
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-9.16-generic 3.11.2
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Tue Oct 1 16:13:03 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-01 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130930)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcCmdline: gnome-control-center --overview
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x7f0225062ca9 <g_slist_append+25>: mov %rbp,(%rax)
 PC (0x7f0225062ca9) ok
 source "%rbp" ok
 destination "(%rax)" (0x7f02266d3998) in non-writable VMA region: 0x7f02262ef000-0x7f02267b6000 r-xp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.800.4
SegvReason: writing VMA /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.800.4
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
StacktraceTop:
 g_slist_append () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 g_object_class_install_property () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
 g_type_class_ref () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 g_object_new_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
Title: [printers]: gnome-control-center crashed with SIGSEGV in g_slist_append()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
usr_lib_gnome-control-center: deja-dup 27.3.1-0ubuntu1

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JaSauders (jasauders) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote :

StacktraceTop:
 g_slist_append (list=0x28a9660, data=data@entry=0x42c7130) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.0/./glib/gslist.c:225
 g_object_class_install_property (class=class@entry=0x44be000, property_id=property_id@entry=2, pspec=0x42c7130) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.0/./gobject/gobject.c:565
 gtk_message_dialog_class_init (class=0x44be000) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.8.4/./gtk/gtkmessagedialog.c:210
 gtk_message_dialog_class_intern_init (klass=0x44be000) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.8.4/./gtk/gtkmessagedialog.c:143
 type_class_init_Wm (pclass=0x271fe00, node=0x271c970) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.0/./gobject/gtype.c:2220

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Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: removed: need-amd64-retrace
information type: Private → Public
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The bug hasn't seen any activity in years and there has been no recent similar reports, the code also changed quite a lot since and it's likely the issue doesn't exist anymore. Closing, feel free to open a new report if you still get problems in recent Ubuntu versions

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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