Bug 671881 – Evolution crashes with segfault on previewing a mail signed with pgp

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Bug 671881 - Evolution crashes with segfault on previewing a mail signed with pgp


Summary:	Evolution crashes with segfault on previewing a mail signed with pgp


Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 670478

Product:	evolution
Classification:	Applications
Component:	Mailer
Version:	3.2.x (obsolete)
Hardware:	Other Linux

Importance:	High critical
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	evolution-mail-maintainers
QA Contact:	Evolution QA team

URL:
Whiteboard:

Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2012-03-12 09:59 UTC by Kaj Ailomaa
Modified:	2012-03-16 11:41 UTC

See Also:
GNOME target:	---
GNOME version:	3.1/3.2

Description Kaj Ailomaa 2012-03-12 09:59:15 UTC

Previewing any mail containing a gpg signature causes an instant crash.

Comment 1 Matthew Barnes 2012-03-12 11:13:32 UTC

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug.
Without a stack trace from the crash it's very hard to determine what caused it.
Can you get us a stack trace? Please see http://live.gnome.org/GettingTraces for more information on how to do so. Thanks in advance!

Comment 2 Kaj Ailomaa 2012-03-12 12:03:10 UTC

I can't seem to make Evolution crash or misbehave in any way while using gdb, which is how I'm told a backtrace is best gotten on Debian.
Previewing the emails that normally causes the crash shows these two "errors" from two different senders.
"Signature exists, but need public key", and "Invalid signature".

If I just run Evolution from the terminal, and select one of the emails with the PGP signatures, Evolution crashes instantly, and the only output from the terminal is "segmentation fault".

Comment 3 Kaj Ailomaa 2012-03-12 12:04:46 UTC

To explain my procedure to get the backtrace:

I did install evolution-dbg, as well as dbg packages for glib, gtk+ and gvfs. I then followed the instructions here http://wiki.debian.org/HowToGetABacktrace.

Comment 4 André Klapper 2012-03-12 15:40:25 UTC

We need a backtrace from gdb, yeah.
After starting evolution normally you could attach gdb to the evolution process. See https://live.gnome.org/GettingTraces/Details#Obtaining_a_stack_trace_using_GDB_with_a_running_program

Comment 5 Kaj Ailomaa 2012-03-12 18:38:20 UTC

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 0xab10eb70 (LWP 30188)]
0xb5a22ea3 in _nv022tls () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.295.20
(gdb) thread apply all bt

+ Trace 229856

Thread 40 (Thread 0xb3111b70 (LWP 30093))

#0 __kernel_vsyscall
#1 read
from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 unix_signal_helper_thread
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./glib/gmain.c line 4542
#3 g_thread_create_proxy
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./glib/gthread.c line 1962
#4 start_thread
from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#5 clone
from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 1 (Thread 0xb39e78b0 (LWP 30091))

#0 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#1 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#2 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#3 gtk_style_properties_set_valist
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#4 gtk_style_properties_set
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#5 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#6 gtk_style_provider_get_style
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#7 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#8 gtk_style_context_get
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#9 gtk_widget_map
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#10 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#11 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#12 gtk_container_forall
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#13 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#14 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gmarshal.c line 85
#15 g_type_class_meta_marshal
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gclosure.c line 885
#16 g_closure_invoke
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gclosure.c line 774
#17 signal_emit_unlocked_R
#18 g_signal_emit_valist
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3003
#19 g_signal_emit
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3060
#20 gtk_widget_map
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#21 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#22 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#23 gtk_container_forall
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#24 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#25 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gmarshal.c line 85
#26 g_type_class_meta_marshal
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gclosure.c line 885
#27 g_closure_invoke
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gclosure.c line 774
#28 signal_emit_unlocked_R
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3202
#29 g_signal_emit_valist
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3003
#30 g_signal_emit
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3060
#31 gtk_widget_map
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#32 ??
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#33 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gmarshal.c line 85
#34 g_type_class_meta_marshal
#35 g_closure_invoke
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gclosure.c line 774
#36 signal_emit_unlocked_R
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3202
#37 g_signal_emit_valist
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3003
#38 g_signal_emit
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3060
#39 gtk_widget_show
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#40 gtk_widget_set_visible
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#41 activity_proxy_update
at e-activity-proxy.c line 146
#42 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__PARAM
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gmarshal.c line 539
#43 g_closure_invoke
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gclosure.c line 774
#44 signal_emit_unlocked_R
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3272
#45 g_signal_emit_valist
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3003
#46 g_signal_emit
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3060
#47 g_object_dispatch_properties_changed
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gobject.c line 925
#48 g_object_notify_dispatcher
#49 g_object_notify_queue_thaw
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gobjectnotifyqueue.c line 132
#50 g_object_set_valist
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gobject.c line 1733
#51 g_object_set
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gobject.c line 1833
#52 activity_camel_status_cb
at e-activity.c line 68
#53 camel_marshal_VOID__STRING_INT
from /usr/lib/libcamel-1.2.so.29
#54 g_closure_invoke
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gclosure.c line 774
#55 signal_emit_unlocked_R
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3272
#56 g_signal_emit_valist
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3003
#57 g_signal_emit
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./gobject/gsignal.c line 3060
#58 ??
from /usr/lib/libcamel-1.2.so.29
#59 g_idle_dispatch
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./glib/gmain.c line 4776
#60 g_main_dispatch
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./glib/gmain.c line 2442
#61 g_main_context_dispatch
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./glib/gmain.c line 2998
#62 g_main_context_iterate
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./glib/gmain.c line 3076
#63 g_main_loop_run
at /build/buildd-glib2.0_2.30.2-6-i386-6DwKmX/glib2.0-2.30.2/./glib/gmain.c line 3284
#64 gtk_main
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#65 main
at main.c line 696

Comment 6 Bastien Durel 2012-03-16 07:26:53 UTC

Same crash here with 64bit evolution

(gdb) bt

+ Trace 229890

Thread 4 (Thread 0x7f954cf6a700 (LWP 4002))

#0 read
at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S line 82
#1 unix_signal_helper_thread
#2 g_thread_create_proxy
at /tmp/buildd/glib2.0-2.30.2/./glib/gthread.c line 1962
#3 start_thread
at pthread_create.c line 304
#4 clone
at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S line 112
#5 ??

Comment 7 Matthew Barnes 2012-03-16 11:41:40 UTC

This is an NVIDIA graphics driver bug in version 295.20, as noted in bug #670478 comment #7.  Both traces indicate this:

+ Trace 229892

#0 _nv022tls
from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.295.20


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 670478 ***