toolbox.py assert failure: *** buffer overflow detected ***: /usr/bin/python3 terminated

[Manuel Carro]

Just launched the HPLip Toolbox under gnome 3 and it crashed. The result is the same using the graphical interface launcher or using a terminal.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: hplip-data 3.16.7+repack0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-27.29-generic 4.8.1
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: *** buffer overflow detected ***: /usr/bin/python3 terminated
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Mon Oct 24 12:10:32 2016
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.2.0-5ubuntu12
 libc6 2.24-3ubuntu1
 libgcc1 1:6.2.0-5ubuntu12
 liblzma5 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2.1ubuntu1
 xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2.1ubuntu1
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/hplip/toolbox.py
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-15 (496 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.5
MachineType: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: a4
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/hp-toolbox
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-27-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=b5bda038-97c0-40f3-b9ba-67c06b05ae03 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: hplip
StacktraceTop:
 __libc_message (do_abort=do_abort@entry=2, fmt=fmt@entry=0x7fb3450a88ec "*** %s ***: %s terminated\n") at ../sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c:175
 __GI___fortify_fail (msg=<optimized out>, msg@entry=0x7fb3450a887d "buffer overflow detected") at fortify_fail.c:37
 __GI___chk_fail () at chk_fail.c:28
 __strcpy_chk (dest=0x55b8db89c920 "", src=0x55b8db9c6f44 "HP Designjet T520 36in ", '\\' <repeats 177 times>..., destlen=128) at strcpy_chk.c:30
 __parsePrinterAttributes () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhpipp.so.0
Title: toolbox.py assert failure: *** buffer overflow detected ***: /usr/bin/python3 terminated
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-14 (9 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip kismet lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 05/08/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: N14ET29W (1.07 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 20BSCTO1WW
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0E50512 STD
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: None
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN14ET29W(1.07):bd05/08/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20BSCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon3rd:rvnLENOVO:rn20BSCTO1WW:rvrSDK0E50512STD:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone:
dmi.product.name: 20BSCTO1WW
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 3rd
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __libc_message (do_abort=do_abort@entry=2, fmt=fmt@entry=0x7fb3450a88ec "*** %s ***: %s terminated\n") at ../sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c:175
 __GI___fortify_fail (msg=<optimized out>, msg@entry=0x7fb3450a887d "buffer overflow detected") at fortify_fail.c:37
 __GI___chk_fail () at chk_fail.c:28
 __strcpy_chk (dest=0x55b8db89c920 "", src=0x55b8db9c6f44 "HP Designjet T520 36in ", '\\' <repeats 177 times>..., destlen=128) at strcpy_chk.c:30
 strcpy (__src=<optimized out>, __dest=0x55b8db89c920 "") at /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/bits/string3.h:110

[Marc Kolly (makuser)]

Did you ever manage to install the HP Designjet T520 on Ubuntu?