gnumeric segfaults when printing or print-previewing

[Jack Twilley]

Binary package hint: gnumeric

I am using Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit desktop and Ubuntu 10.10 netbook edition. Both computers exhibit the same result. I am using an HP Officejet J6480 configured via HPLIP which worked on previous Ubuntu installs, and a freshly installed cups-pdf "print to PDF" driver. Both printers exhibit the same result.

I am using gnumeric 1.10.8-1ubuntu1.

I expected that telling gnumeric to print my document (attached below) would cause the document to print, and that telling gnumeric to print-preview would preview the print.

Instead, both commands cause a segmentation fault.

I tried running gnumeric in gdb to see if it would generate traceback information. Here's what I got:

(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/gnumeric
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 0x7fffee35d710 (LWP 2999)]

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff5ebebeb in memcpy () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb)

I searched Synaptic for a debug build of gnumeric but came up empty.

I have attached the file in question. I don't know if it happens with other files, but it definitely happens with this one. It's my homework -- don't know what I'm gonna do for class tomorrow. :-P

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnumeric 1.10.8-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.34-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 18 00:36:28 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnumeric

[Jon Kåre Hellan (hellan)]

Confirmed on 32 bit Maverick. Crashes both to printer and to pdf. A spreadsheet without graphics doesn't crash. Same crash in upstream git HEAD. Backtrace from there:

(gdb) bt
#0 0xb6f8afb6 in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 0x0862bc00 in ?? ()
#2 0xb730d9f0 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2
#3 0xb730d7f5 in cairo_surface_finish () from /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2
#4 0xb730d8f0 in cairo_surface_destroy () from /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2
#5 0xb7300b4a in cairo_pattern_destroy () from /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2
#6 0xb72e5382 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2
#7 0xb72e53c8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2
#8 0xb72dae76 in cairo_restore () from /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2
#9 0xb7da23a8 in gnm_print_sheet_objects (cr=0xb7371460, sheet=0x82e6428, range=0x86d61fc, base_x=2, base_y=0) at print.c:183
#10 0xb7da2483 in print_page_cells (context=0x86a3580, pi=0x8210b60, cr=0xb7371460, sheet=0x82e6428, range=0x86d61fc, base_x=2, base_y=0) at print.c:199
#11 0xb7da35d5 in print_page (operation=0x854e5c0, context=0x86a3580, pi=0x8210b60, gsr=0x86d61f8) at print.c:582
#12 0xb7da5005 in gnm_draw_page_cb (operation=0x854e5c0, context=0x86a3580, page_nr=0, user_data=0x8210b60) at print.c:1312

[Andreas J Guelzow (aguelzow)]

This bug has been fixed upstream. Note that the problem is triggered specifically by inserted images. Graphs and otehr graphics should print fine.

[Alex Valavanis (valavanisalex)]

Fixed in Ubuntu in gnumeric_1.10.12-1ubuntu1