kol, I am closing this bug because this has been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu - Oneiric Ocelot.
This is a significant bug in Ubuntu. If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please do steps 1 and 2 of the SRU Procedure [1] to bring the need to a developer's attention. [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch) Release: 11.10 apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2 Candidate: 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/716598 Title: [Upstream] soffice.bin crashed with SIGSEGV in SvXMLImport::endElement() Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Fix Released Status in “abiword” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: WORKAROUND: Open in abiword. Binary package hint: libreoffice 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu natty (development branch) Release: 11.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.3.0-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:3.3.0-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:3.3.0-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy libc6-dbg libc6-dbg: Installed: 2.12.1-0ubuntu15 Candidate: 2.12.1-0ubuntu15 Version table: *** 2.12.1-0ubuntu15 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) What is expected to happen is when one performs the following at the Terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/682490/+attachment/1748216/+files/BARD_4558_csp_support_to_public_activists_2010.odt && lowriter -nologo BARD_4558_csp_support_to_public_activists_2010.odt LibreOffice Writer opens the file. 4) What happens instead is that it crashes everytime. WORKAROUND: Use AbiWord. lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu natty (development branch) Release: 11.04 apt-cache policy abiword abiword: Installed: 2.8.6-0.3 Candidate: 2.8.6-0.3 Version table: 2.8.6-0.3 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: libreoffice-core 1:3.3.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-2.29-generic 2.6.38-rc3 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-2-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Feb 10 13:46:37 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110202) ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin -writer -nologo BARD_4558_csp_support_to_public_activists_2010.odt ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SegvAnalysis: Segfault happened at: 0x414ecb0: mov 0x4(%esi),%eax PC (0x0414ecb0) ok source "0x4(%esi)" (0x00000004) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! destination "%eax" ok SegvReason: reading NULL VMA Signal: 11 SourcePackage: libreoffice StacktraceTop: ?? () from /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../basis-link/program/libxoli.so ?? () from /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../basis-link/program/libxoli.so SvXMLImport::endElement(rtl::OUString const&) () from /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../basis-link/program/libxoli.so ?? () from /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../basis-link/program/sax.uno.so ?? () from /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../basis-link/program/sax.uno.so Title: soffice.bin crashed with SIGSEGV in SvXMLImport::endElement() UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/716598/+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