nvlc memory corruption in xterm

[Laine Gholson]

Ubuntu version 14.04.3 LTS
vlc version 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1

The vlc ncurses interface causes memory corruption when viewing a picture without $DISPLAY

Steps to reproduce:
1. open a xterm-compatible terminal emulator
2. unset the DISPLAY environment variable but leave TERM intact
3. run vlc with "vlc -I ncurses" (ncurses interface only, other ones don't work)
4. Save a dummy picture (screenshot?)
5. open the picture

Memory corruption is caused if gnome-terminal is used as the terminal emulator.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: vlc 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1 [modified: usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop]
Uname: Linux 3.10.18 armv7l
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12
Architecture: armhf
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Sep 7 09:52:49 2015
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
SourcePackage: vlc
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Sebastian Ramacher (s-ramacher)]

Is this still an issue with 2.2.8? If yes, please attach the output of vlc running under valgrind so that we can locate the source of the memory corruption.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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