libreoffice writer: docx document loads forever (regression)

[Simon Wenner]

The attached docx document can not be opened by libreoffice. It loads forever and uses 100% cpu. The application has to be killed. Writer version 3.5.7.2. Several documents are affected.

The same document opens fine in Writer version 3.5.4.2 (Debian Testing).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libreoffice-writer 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-38.61-generic 3.2.37
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-38-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: e311bf61eac1e5fec6678ed005a84740
CheckboxSystem: b845c366ea09c60efa3a45c1b5b21525
Date: Sat Mar 2 17:00:51 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_CH.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: libreoffice
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (308 days ago)

[wassimo (maatoug-wassim)]

I have no problem with the Example file.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Simon Wenner, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Not reproducible in Xubuntu. Would the LibreOffice PPA provide a WORKAOUND for you https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/libreoffice-4-0?field.series_filter=precise ?

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 13.04
Release: 13.04

apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:4.0.2-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:4.0.2-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:4.0.2-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Simon Wenner (nowic)]

Just for the record: This bug still exists in my fully updated Ubuntu 12.04 (i686). Using newer external sources would probably help, but currently I don't want to destabilize my working system with external packages.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for libreoffice (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]