The dispatcher expects PATH environment variable and fails at strdup(getenv("PATH")); because usb_modeswitch script doesn't export PATH variable:
PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:$PATH should be export PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:$PATH for the variable to appear in the environment -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to usb-modeswitch in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1155975 Title: usb_modeswitch_dispatcher crashed with SIGSEGV in __strlen_ia32() Status in “usb-modeswitch” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: usb_modeswitch_[2088]: segfault at 0 ip b758b6f1 sp bfdb7fcc error 4 in libc-2.17.so[b750d000+1ad000] ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: usb-modeswitch 1.2.3+repack0-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-12.21-generic 3.8.2 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-12-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.9.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Mar 16 16:29:20 2013 ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/usb_modeswitch_dispatcher InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-15 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha i386 (20130313) MarkForUpload: True ProcCmdline: usb_modeswitch_dispatcher --switch-mode /7-1:1.0 /lib/udev/usb_modeswitch ProcEnviron: SegvAnalysis: Segfault happened at: 0xb758b6f1: mov (%eax),%ecx PC (0xb758b6f1) ok source "(%eax)" (0x00000000) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! destination "%ecx" ok SegvReason: reading NULL VMA Signal: 11 SourcePackage: usb-modeswitch StacktraceTop: ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 strdup () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 ?? () ?? () __libc_start_main () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 Title: usb_modeswitch_dispatcher crashed with SIGSEGV in strdup() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-modeswitch/+bug/1155975/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp