mtpfs assert failure: *** Error in `mtpfs': free(): invalid next size (fast): 0x00007fcffc0014b0 ***

[martin suchanek]

Error occurring when tried 'cd' to MTP devices (like Samsung Galaxy) mounted directory. This error happened repeatedly on different computers, different versions of mtpfs. Noticed on Ubuntu 64 bit version from Quantal to Saucy.

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 13.10
Release: 13.10

apt-cache policy mtpfs
mtpfs:
  Installed: 1.1-4.1
  Candidate: 1.1-4.1
  Version table:
 *** 1.1-4.1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: mtpfs 1.1-4.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: *** Error in `mtpfs': free(): invalid next size (fast): 0x00007fcffc0014b0 ***
Date: Sun Nov 3 20:39:52 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/mtpfs
ExecutableTimestamp: 1372547787
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-01 (93 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcCmdline: mtpfs -o allow_other /media/SamsungGalaxy/
ProcCwd: /
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: mtpfs
StacktraceTop:
 __libc_message (do_abort=do_abort@entry=2, fmt=fmt@entry=0x7fd008697240 "*** Error in `%s': %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c:199
 malloc_printerr (ptr=0x7fcffc0014b0, str=0x7fd0086973e0 "free(): invalid next size (fast)", action=3) at malloc.c:4923
 _int_free (av=<optimised out>, p=0x7fcffc0014a0, have_lock=0) at malloc.c:3779
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
Title: mtpfs assert failure: *** Error in `mtpfs': free(): invalid next size (fast): 0x00007fcffc0014b0 ***
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: kismet

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1161620, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.