This bug was fixed in the package firefox -
52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
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firefox (52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) precise-security; urgency=medium
* New upstream stable release (52.0.1build2)
- Fix LP: #1671079 - Don't crash if LOGNAME is not set in the environment
-- Chris Coulson <chris.coul...@canonical.com> Wed, 08 Mar 2017
16:00:56 +0000
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1671079
Title:
Firefox crashes instantly after update from 51.0.1 to 52 on Ubuntu
16.04
Status in Mozilla Firefox:
Fix Released
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
After the update from
firefox:amd64 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 to
52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Firefox doesn't start anymore but shows the crash
report dialog instead. On the terminal we get
ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump cloned child 8129
ExceptionHandler::SendContinueSignalToChild sent continue signal to child
ExceptionHandler::WaitForContinueSignal waiting for continue signal...
Speicherzugriffsfehler (Speicherabzug geschrieben)
This is mozilla's crash report:
https://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/50b93881-7cf2-493d-a495-fc7b42170308
This happens to all users and also after removing ~/.mozilla
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