Public bug reported:
The following has been reported to slack via their (private) ticketing system. Using slack ("deb https://packagecloud.io/slacktechnologies/slack/debian/ jessie main") and with preferences set to "Message Display => Emoji Style => None: plain text only", a numerous quantity of emojis in a single message sent will crash the system and set you back to the session login screen. This only happens with official "slack" package. "scudcloud" is not / does not seem affected. Definition of "numerous": 399 ":rooster:" emojis sent in a single message is enough to crash the system. To reproduce: install slack via apt above, get someone to punk you with a single line of as many emojis as possible. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt12 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-49-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Jun 3 17:53:06 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-02 (214 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805) SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display Title: Xorg crash UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug crash trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1588899 Title: Xorg crash with slack when receiving too many emojis To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1588899/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs