thunderbird 24 segfaults on ldap user accounts

[H.-Dirk Schmitt]

If thunderbird 24 is used with an lan account - it segfaults

stat("/etc/ldap.conf", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0664, st_size=9584, ...}) = 0
geteuid() = 11000
--- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) @ 0 (0) ---
+++ killed by SIGSEGV (core dumped) +++

If it runs on a local user account - this doesn't occur.

The problems is shown on raring and precise on multiple machines.
The problem shows on gnome-shell and plain unity installations.

Thunderbird 17 doesn't have this problem. As a temporary workaround I pin the lan installations to thunderbird 17.

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ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: thunderbird 1:24.0+build1-0ubuntu0.13.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-31.46-generic 3.8.13.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.4
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: dirk 18918 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: dirk 18918 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: dirk 18918 F...m pulseaudio
BuildID: 20130913150408
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw'
Channel: Unavailable
Date: Sun Sep 22 21:19:04 2013
DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IpRoute:
 default via 10.42.1.10 dev eth0 metric 1
 default via 10.42.1.11 dev eth0 metric 2
 10.42.0.0/20 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 10.42.2.80
 10.42.10.0/24 dev virbr0 proto kernel scope link src 10.42.10.1
MarkForUpload: True
MostRecentCrashID: bp-356994bd-7f2c-43a8-a4a5-679c32130920
Profile0Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile0IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
Profile0Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile0Prefs:
 extensions.lastAppVersion: "17.0.8" (prefs.js)
 network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true (prefs.js)
 plugins.click_to_play: true (prefs.js)
Profile0Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profiles:
 Profile0 - LastVersion=17.0.8/20130803220711 (Out of date)
 Profile1 (Default) - LastVersion=17.0.8/20130803220711 (Out of date)
RfKill:

RunningIncompatibleAddons: FalseSourcePackage: thunderbird
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/23/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F4
dmi.board.name: GA-890FXA-UD5
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF4:bd07/23/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-890FXA-UD5:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-890FXA-UD5:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-890FXA-UD5
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
ftp_proxy: ftp://proxy.computer42.org:3128
http_proxy: http://proxy.computer42.org:3128
modified.conffile..etc.thunderbird.syspref.js: [deleted]
no_proxy: localhost,127.0.0.1,dilbert,*.computer42.org

[H.-Dirk Schmitt (dirk-computer42)]

Using thunderbird 17 works as before.
Maybe remarkable is that I can see the following console output either on raring/gnome-shell and precise/unity installations.

(process:4343): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion `sys_page_size == 0' failed
(thunderbird:4343): GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (11000)

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Pascal Spörri (p.spoerri)]

Installing nscd seems to work around the issue. See Thunderbird Bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292127