mc from hardy crashes when tryied to open bad *.cpio

Binary package hint: mc

reproduce steps:
start mc
select bad.cpio
hit enter

mc doesn't crash in later versions of ubuntu (intrepid), it shows warning.

Description: Ubuntu 8.04.2
Release: 8.04

mc:
  Installed: 1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:4.6.1-8ubuntu1 0
        990 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
0x00007f56f88de095 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
#0 0x00007f56f88de095 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 0x00007f56f88dfaf0 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2 0x00007f56f93b8090 in IA__g_logv (log_domain=0x0,
    log_level=G_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
    format=0x7f56f93eb8e8 "file %s: line %d (%s): assertion failed: (%s)",
    args1=0x7fff01852e00) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/glib/gmessages.c:497
#3 0x00007f56f93b8123 in IA__g_log (
    log_domain=0x6902 <Address 0x6902 out of bounds>, log_level=26882,
    format=0x6 <Address 0x6 out of bounds>)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/glib/gmessages.c:517
#4 0x00007f56f93b81a6 in g_assert_warning (log_domain=0x0,
    file=0x49562e "cpio.c", line=273,
    pretty_function=0x4956d0 "cpio_read_bin_head",
    expression=0x49565f "u.buf.c_magic == 070707")
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/glib/gmessages.c:573
#5 0x000000000046a21e in ?? ()
#6 0x0000000000462184 in ?? ()
#7 0x000000000046228b in ?? ()
#8 0x0000000000462331 in ?? ()
#9 0x00000000004624d3 in ?? ()
#10 0x0000000000462529 in ?? ()
#11 0x000000000046513f in ?? ()
#12 0x0000000000427e44 in ?? ()
#13 0x0000000000428126 in ?? ()
#14 0x00000000004155b6 in ?? ()
#15 0x0000000000430177 in ?? ()
#16 0x000000000043200f in ?? ()
#17 0x0000000000412310 in ?? ()
#18 0x0000000000412652 in ?? ()
#19 0x0000000000426c73 in ?? ()
#20 0x000000000042759a in ?? ()
#21 0x00007f56f88ca1c4 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
#22 0x0000000000406e69 in ?? ()
#23 0x00007fff01855f08 in ?? ()
#24 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()