** Description changed: - Tried to open the set encoding menu sub menu under the termianl menu + [Impact] + + When the user opens the encoding menu, xfce4-terminal crashes. This is + caused by inappropriate handling of the radio item group used in the + menu. + + All open xfce4-terminal windows get killed, as they are all the same + process. In addition, anything launched from a terminal window, + including backgrounded and/or GUI apps, also gets killed. This can lead + to a lot of unsaved work getting lost. + + The fix does two things: first, simply don't add the non-radio items to + the radio item group. Secondly, build the radio item group the way + described in the Gtk+ documentation. + + [Test Case] + + Run xfce4-terminal and click Terminal -> Set Encoding. + + [Regression Potential] + + Minimal. Currently the crash happens 100% of the time when calling a + particular function, and that function is the only one modified by the + patch. + + -- + + Tried to open the set encoding menu sub menu under the terminal menu expected to see a list including UTF-8 bun instead it crashed instead of - showowing a menu + showing a menu ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: xfce4-terminal 0.6.2-3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-6.17-generic 3.10.3 Uname: Linux 3.10.0-6-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.11-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Jul 30 20:42:33 2013 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-27 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130727) MarkForUpload: True ProcCmdline: xfce4-terminal ProcEnviron: - LANGUAGE=en_US - PATH=(custom, no user) - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANGUAGE=en_US + PATH=(custom, no user) + XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SegvAnalysis: - Segfault happened at: 0x7f7086d60767 <g_slice_alloc+167>: mov (%rbx),%rax - PC (0x7f7086d60767) ok - source "(%rbx)" (0x00000010) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! - destination "%rax" ok + Segfault happened at: 0x7f7086d60767 <g_slice_alloc+167>: mov (%rbx),%rax + PC (0x7f7086d60767) ok + source "(%rbx)" (0x00000010) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! + destination "%rax" ok SegvReason: reading NULL VMA Signal: 11 SourcePackage: xfce4-terminal StacktraceTop: - g_slice_alloc () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 - g_slice_alloc0 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 - ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 - ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 - g_type_create_instance () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 + g_slice_alloc () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 + g_slice_alloc0 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 + ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 + ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 + g_type_create_instance () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Title: xfce4-terminal crashed with SIGSEGV in g_slice_alloc() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
** Patch added: "fix-encoding-menu.diff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-terminal/+bug/1206739/+attachment/3896053/+files/fix-encoding-menu.diff ** Description changed: [Impact] When the user opens the encoding menu, xfce4-terminal crashes. This is caused by inappropriate handling of the radio item group used in the menu. All open xfce4-terminal windows get killed, as they are all the same process. In addition, anything launched from a terminal window, including backgrounded and/or GUI apps, also gets killed. This can lead to a lot of unsaved work getting lost. The fix does two things: first, simply don't add the non-radio items to the radio item group. Secondly, build the radio item group the way described in the Gtk+ documentation. [Test Case] Run xfce4-terminal and click Terminal -> Set Encoding. [Regression Potential] Minimal. Currently the crash happens 100% of the time when calling a particular function, and that function is the only one modified by the patch. + + The patched xfce4-terminal is available in ppa:a-j-buxton/xfce -- Tried to open the set encoding menu sub menu under the terminal menu expected to see a list including UTF-8 bun instead it crashed instead of showing a menu ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: xfce4-terminal 0.6.2-3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-6.17-generic 3.10.3 Uname: Linux 3.10.0-6-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.11-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Jul 30 20:42:33 2013 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-27 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130727) MarkForUpload: True ProcCmdline: xfce4-terminal ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SegvAnalysis: Segfault happened at: 0x7f7086d60767 <g_slice_alloc+167>: mov (%rbx),%rax PC (0x7f7086d60767) ok source "(%rbx)" (0x00000010) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! destination "%rax" ok SegvReason: reading NULL VMA Signal: 11 SourcePackage: xfce4-terminal StacktraceTop: g_slice_alloc () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 g_slice_alloc0 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 g_type_create_instance () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Title: xfce4-terminal crashed with SIGSEGV in g_slice_alloc() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1206739 Title: xfce4-terminal crashed with SIGSEGV in magazine_chain_pop_head() To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xfce4-terminal/+bug/1206739/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
