Bug 547727 – file-roller crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen()

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Bug 547727 - file-roller crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen()


Summary:	file-roller crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen()


Status:	RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

Product:	file-roller
Classification:	Applications
Component:	general
Version:	2.26.x
Hardware:	Other Linux

Importance:	Normal critical
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Paolo Bacchilega
QA Contact:	file-roller-maint

URL:
Whiteboard:

Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2008-08-14 08:51 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified:	2011-01-27 03:41 UTC

See Also:
GNOME target:	---
GNOME version:	2.25/2.26

Description Sebastien Bacher 2008-08-14 08:51:47 UTC

the bug has been opened on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+bug/257812

"using the new revision of file roller as found in Intrepid synched to repos as of today 14/08/08.

File roller crashed while attempting to archive two files into a tar.7z archive.

2.23.5-0ubuntu1

+ Trace 205137

#0 strlen
from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 IA__g_string_insert_len
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/glib/gstring.c line 655
#2 fr_process_add_arg_concat
at fr-process.c line 464
#3 fr_command_tar_recompress
at fr-command-tar.c line 575
#4 fr_archive_add
at fr-archive.c line 1694
#5 fr_archive_add_local_files
at fr-archive.c line 1723
#6 fr_archive_add_files
at fr-archive.c line 1889
#7 add_directory__step2
at fr-archive.c line 2080
#8 get_items_for_current_dir
at gio-utils.c line 762
#9 add_dropped_items
at fr-archive.c line 2237
#10 fr_window_archive_add_dropped_items
at fr-window.c line 6298
#11 IA__g_closure_invoke
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gclosure.c line 767
#12 signal_emit_unlocked_R
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 3244
#13 IA__g_signal_emit_valist
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 2977
#14 IA__g_signal_emit
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 3034
#15 fr_window_archive_new
at fr-window.c line 5925
#16 add_clicked_cb
at dlg-batch-add.c line 372
#17 IA__g_closure_invoke
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gclosure.c line 767
#18 signal_emit_unlocked_R
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 3244
#19 IA__g_signal_emit_valist
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 2977
#20 IA__g_signal_emit
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 3034
#21 gtk_real_button_released
at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.13.6/gtk/gtkbutton.c line 1491
#22 IA__g_closure_invoke
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gclosure.c line 767
#23 signal_emit_unlocked_R
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 3174
#24 IA__g_signal_emit_valist
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 2977
#25 IA__g_signal_emit
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 3034
#26 gtk_button_button_release
at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.13.6/gtk/gtkbutton.c line 1383
#27 _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED
at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.13.6/gtk/gtkmarshalers.c line 84
#28 IA__g_closure_invoke
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gclosure.c line 767
#29 signal_emit_unlocked_R
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 3282
#30 IA__g_signal_emit_valist
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 2987
#31 IA__g_signal_emit
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/gobject/gsignal.c line 3034
#32 gtk_widget_event_internal
at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.13.6/gtk/gtkwidget.c line 4745
#33 IA__gtk_propagate_event
at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.13.6/gtk/gtkmain.c line 2363
#34 IA__gtk_main_do_event
at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.13.6/gtk/gtkmain.c line 1568
#35 gdk_event_dispatch
at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.13.6/gdk/x11/gdkevents-x11.c line 2365
#36 IA__g_main_context_dispatch
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/glib/gmain.c line 2072
#37 g_main_context_iterate
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/glib/gmain.c line 2705
#38 IA__g_main_loop_run
at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.17.6/glib/gmain.c line 2928
#39 IA__gtk_main
at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.13.6/gtk/gtkmain.c line 1172
#40 main
at main.c line 269

Comment 1 Paolo Bacchilega 2008-08-16 10:50:42 UTC

can you please try current trunk version to see if the bug has been fixed ?

Comment 2 Nullack 2008-08-31 21:52:48 UTC

The issue has been fixed, confirmed in version 2.23.6. Many thanks for this great app :)

Comment 3 Pedro Villavicencio 2009-05-12 13:39:55 UTC

We got a duplicate with file-roller 2.26.1 at: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+bug/375171

"Happens when rightclicking any items -> create archive -> type: tar.7z
Is reproducable, happens with any combination of items I've tested so far."

backtrace:

+ Trace 215374

#0 strlen
from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 g_string_insert_len
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#2 fr_process_add_arg_concat
at fr-process.c line 479
#3 fr_command_tar_recompress
at fr-command-tar.c line 597
#4 fr_archive_add
at fr-archive.c line 1730
#5 fr_archive_add_local_files
at fr-archive.c line 1759
#6 fr_archive_add_files
at fr-archive.c line 1925
#7 add_directory__step2
at fr-archive.c line 2116
#8 get_items_for_current_dir
at gio-utils.c line 763
#9 add_dropped_items
at fr-archive.c line 2273
#10 fr_window_archive_add_dropped_items
at fr-window.c line 6361
#11 g_closure_invoke
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#12 ??
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#13 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#14 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#15 fr_window_archive_new
at fr-window.c line 5987
#16 add_clicked_cb
at dlg-batch-add.c line 360
#17 g_closure_invoke
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#18 ??
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#19 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#20 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#21 ??
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#22 g_closure_invoke
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#23 ??
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#24 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#25 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#26 ??
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#27 ??
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#28 g_closure_invoke
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#29 ??
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#30 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#31 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#32 ??
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#33 gtk_propagate_event
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#34 gtk_main_do_event
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#35 ??
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#36 g_main_context_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#37 ??
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#38 g_main_loop_run
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#39 gtk_main
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#40 main
at main.c line 309

Comment 4 Paolo Bacchilega 2009-05-13 07:10:25 UTC

I cannot reproduce the bug

Comment 5 Christian Dysthe 2010-06-10 01:44:41 UTC

I can confirm this bug in File-roller 2.30.1.1 on Linux Mint 9. I have not been able to create tar.7z files in a long time.

Comment 6 Paolo Bacchilega 2010-06-10 07:09:01 UTC

(In reply to comment #5)
> I can confirm this bug in File-roller 2.30.1.1 on Linux Mint 9. I have not been
> able to create tar.7z files in a long time.

can you provide a backtrace?

Comment 7 Akhil Laddha 2010-12-15 10:23:04 UTC

Christian, can you please provide us updated traces of crash against later version of file-roller 2.30.x or 2.32.x, tia.

Comment 8 Akhil Laddha 2011-01-27 03:41:30 UTC

Closing this bug report as no further information has been provided. Please feel free to reopen this bug if you can provide the information asked for.
Thanks!