Public bug reported:
Ubuntu 26.04, VirtualBox 7.2.6-dfsg-4 (Ubuntu package), Qt 6.10.2, GNOME
on Wayland (VirtualBox GUI runs under XWayland).
The VirtualBox GUI process crashes (SIGSEGV) when the host's screen work
area changes, for example when unplugging a USB-C dock or toggling the
dock auto-hide setting. The crash is reproducible.
Backtrace summary:
UIDesktopWidgetWatchdog::sltHandleHostScreenWorkAreaResized (UICommon.so)
-> QWidget::showMaximized() on a UIInvisibleWindow
-> QWidget::accessibleName() dereferences a null pointer (segfault at address
8, libQt6Widgets offset 0x1f8024)
Steps to reproduce:
1. Start a VM in the VirtualBox GUI.
2. Change the host work area: unplug the dock, or toggle the GNOME dock
auto-hide a few times.
3. The VM window and the manager disappear; the VM is aborted.
QT_ACCESSIBILITY=0 does not prevent it. The guest OS, GPU and
fullscreen/windowed mode do not matter.
Workaround: run the VM headless (VBoxManage startvm <name> --type
headless) with VRDE enabled and connect with an RDP client.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
Package: virtualbox 7.2.6-dfsg-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 7.0.0-1017.17-oem 7.0.14
Uname: Linux 7.0.0-1017-oem x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.34.1-0ubuntu0.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Nov 6 09:23:21 2026
DkmsLog: Error: command ['sh', '-c', "cat /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/$(dpkg-query
-f '${source:Upstream-Version}\n' -W 'virtualbox' |cut -f 1 -d
'-')/build/make.log"] failed with exit code 1: cat:
/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/7.2.6/build/make.log: No such file or directory
InstallationDate: Installed on 2026-10-09 (28 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS "Resolute Raccoon" - Release amd64
(20260826)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: virtualbox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: virtualbox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug resolute wayland-session
** Attachment added: "Crash log from Virtualbox"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2173558/+attachment/6015478/+files/VBox-crash-2026-10-30-1033.log
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VirtualBox 7.2.6 GUI segfaults in Qt on host screen/work-area change
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