NetworkManager crashed with SIGSEGV in get_active_ap called from nm_device_wifi_periodic_update

[Jānis Kangarooo]

Binary package hint: network-manager

i had vlc open paused DVD video.
then i was away for few minutes and when i came back i got 5 crash reports.
in NM-Aplet i have networks 1 in 1 out
all 5 crashes: bug 603541 bug 603542 bug 603540 bug 603539 bug 603544

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CRDA:
 country DE:
  (2400 - 2483 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
  (5150 - 5350 @ 40), (N/A, 20), NO-OUTDOOR, DFS
  (5470 - 5725 @ 40), (N/A, 26), NO-OUTDOOR, DFS
Date: Fri Jul 9 13:37:53 2010
Disassembly: => 0x30: Cannot access memory at address 0x30
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager
Gconf:

IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
IpRoute:

Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
ProcCmdline: NetworkManager
ProcCwd: /
ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user)
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x30: Cannot access memory at address 0x30
 PC (0x00000030) not located in a known VMA region (needed executable region)!
SegvReason: executing NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: network-manager
Stacktrace:
 #0 0x00000030 in ?? ()
 No symbol table info available.
 Cannot access memory at address 0xbf95f9a9
StacktraceTop: ?? ()
Title: NetworkManager crashed with SIGSEGV
UserGroups:

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 get_active_ap (self=<value optimized out>,
 periodic_update (self=0x9c6f0c0) at nm-device-wifi.c:977
 nm_device_wifi_periodic_update (data=0x9c6f0c0)
 g_timeout_dispatch (source=0x9c6e130, callback=0xbf95083a,

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!