Ubuntu
gnome-software package

Crash installing from snap:// URL

Bug #1752645 reported by Антон Дерлюк
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This bug affects 8 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-software (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Critical
Robert Ancell
Bionic
Fix Released
Critical
Robert Ancell

Bug Description

Test Case:
1. Open https://snapcraft.io/store in a webbrowser
2. Search for discord and select the entry
3. Click on Install

Expected result
It installs discord.

Actual Result
This crash

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ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: gnome-software 3.27.90-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-11.12-generic 4.15.5
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu
Date: Wed Feb 28 23:18:23 2018
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-software
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-18 (255 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170618)
InstalledPlugins:
 gnome-software-plugin-flatpak 3.27.90-1ubuntu1
 gnome-software-plugin-limba N/A
 gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.27.90-1ubuntu1
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/gnome-software --gapplication-service
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x7fe66804f17d <g_type_check_instance+13>: mov (%rdi),%rax
 PC (0x7fe66804f17d) ok
 source "(%rdi)" (0x00000001) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%rax" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: gnome-software
StacktraceTop:
 g_type_check_instance () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 g_signal_handlers_disconnect_matched () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
Title: gnome-software crashed with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_instance()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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Антон Дерлюк (gespenst-vs) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote :

StacktraceTop:
 g_type_check_instance (type_instance=type_instance@entry=0x1) at ../../../../gobject/gtype.c:4129
 g_signal_handlers_disconnect_matched (instance=0x1, mask=mask@entry=(G_SIGNAL_MATCH_FUNC | G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DATA), signal_id=signal_id@entry=0, detail=detail@entry=0, closure=closure@entry=0x0, func=func@entry=0x56466afd2300 <gs_details_page_notify_state_changed_cb>, data=0x56466fa65570) at ../../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2931
 set_app (self=self@entry=0x56466fa65570, app=0x7fe6140213d0) at ../src/gs-details-page.c:1600
 gs_details_page_url_to_app_cb (source=<optimized out>, res=<optimized out>, user_data=0x56466fa68950) at ../src/gs-details-page.c:1724
 g_task_return_now (task=0x56466db2ac30) at ../../../../gio/gtask.c:1148

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Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: removed: need-amd64-retrace
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote : Re: gnome-software crashed with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_instance()

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
information type: Private → Public
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu):
importance: Medium → High
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The issue has been sent upstream on https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/issues/326

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Setting to critical because snap packages cannot be installed from snapcraft.io

description: updated
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu):
importance: High → Critical
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu Bionic):
assignee: nobody → Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)
Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)
summary: - gnome-software crashed with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_instance()
+ Crash installing from snap:// URL
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Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) wrote :

Turned out to be a typo in 0005-details-Show-an-in-app-notification-when-passed-an-i.patch.

Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu Bionic):
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-software - 3.28.0-0ubuntu2

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gnome-software (3.28.0-0ubuntu2) bionic; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/0014-Add-a-basic-permissions-system.patch:
    - Fix spelling mistakes (LP: #1755395)
  * debian/patches/0005-details-Show-an-in-app-notification-when-passed-an-i.patch:
    - Fix crash following snap URLs (LP: #1752645)

 -- Robert Ancell <email address hidden> Wed, 14 Mar 2018 15:27:10 +1300

Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu Bionic):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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