tzdata update 2007f-3ubuntu1 causes stack smashing
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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tzdata (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: tzdata
OMG, you smashed my stack!!!
On a fresh install of Kubuntu 7.10 i386, installed from the Alternate Install CD. Initial run of Adept Manager to perform Full Upgrade, I get the following messages:
GUI:
"There was an error commiting changes. Possibly there was a problem downloading some packages or the commit would break packages."
Details:
Preparing to replace tzdata 2007f-3ubuntu1 (using .../tzdata_
Unpacking replacement tzdata ...
Setting up tzdata (2007h-
*** stack smashing detected ***: /usr/bin/perl terminated
dpkg: error processing tzdata (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault), core dumped
Errors were encountered while processing:
tzdata
*** stack smashing detected ***: /usr/bin/perl terminated
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Setting up tzdata (2007h-
*** stack smashing detected ***: /usr/bin/perl terminated
dpkg: error processing tzdata (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault), core dumped
Errors were encountered while processing:
tzdata
*** stack smashing detected ***: /usr/bin/perl terminated
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Setting up tzdata (2007h-
*** stack smashing detected ***: /usr/bin/perl terminated
dpkg: error processing tzdata (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault), core dumped
Errors were encountered while processing:
tzdata
You did not, for the record, sink my battleship.
Changed in tzdata: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
The update is able to install normally when using "apt-get update" from the command line. It only fails using Adept.