notify-osd assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/notify-osd/notify-osd: double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x0846d750 ***

Bug #425508 reported by Juan Sebastián Marulanda
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This bug affects 11 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
notify-osd (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Mirco Müller

Bug Description

Binary package hint: notify-osd

Got this error from Apport

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/notify-osd/notify-osd: double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x0846d750 ***
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Sun Sep 6 23:16:57 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/notify-osd/notify-osd
GtkTheme: Human-Clearlooks
IconTheme: Human
Package: notify-osd 0.9.20-0ubuntu1
PccardctlIdent:

PccardctlStatus:

ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-9-generic-pae root=UUID=93469d8a-de2b-4ba1-aa65-806e3e03f86b ro quiet splash
ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/notify-osd/notify-osd
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=es_CO.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-9.29-generic-pae
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0~git20090817.7c422387-0ubuntu3
 libdrm2 2.4.12+git20090801.45078630-0ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.8.1-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090825.fc74e119-0ubuntu1
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: notify-osd
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
Title: notify-osd assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/notify-osd/notify-osd: double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x0846d750 ***
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-9-generic-pae i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare vboxusers
WindowManager: metacity
dmi.bios.date: 07/31/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: ECG3510M.86A.0117.2009.0731.1421
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: DG35EC
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAE29266-205
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrECG3510M.86A.0117.2009.0731.1421:bd07/31/2009:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDG35EC:rvrAAE29266-205:cvn:ct3:cvr:

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Juan Sebastián Marulanda (juanchito2006) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : Stacktrace.txt (retraced)

StacktraceTop:__kernel_vsyscall ()
*__GI_raise (sig=6)
*__GI_abort () at abort.c:92
__libc_message (do_abort=2,
malloc_printerr (action=<value optimized out>,

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : ThreadStacktrace.txt (retraced)
Changed in notify-osd (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: removed: need-i386-retrace
visibility: private → public
visibility: public → private
visibility: private → public
visibility: public → private
visibility: private → public
Mirco Müller (macslow)
Changed in notify-osd (Ubuntu):
milestone: none → ubuntu-9.10
assignee: nobody → Mirco Müller (macslow)
importance: Medium → High
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Mirco Müller (macslow) wrote :

Could you try this with a newer notify-osd version. At the moment 0.9.23 is current in Karmic.

Changed in notify-osd (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Changed in notify-osd:
status: New → Incomplete
assignee: nobody → Mirco Müller (macslow)
importance: Undecided → High
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Juan Sebastián Marulanda (juanchito2006) wrote :

Still happening in 0.9.23.

Changed in notify-osd:
status: Incomplete → New
David Barth (dbarth)
Changed in notify-osd:
milestone: none → ubuntu-9.10
Revision history for this message
Mirco Müller (macslow) wrote :

A branch with a fix for this is up for review at lp:~macslow/notify-osd/fix-425508

Changed in notify-osd:
status: New → In Progress
Changed in notify-osd (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Mirco Müller (macslow) wrote :

Fix committed to Karmic maintainance branch of notify-osd.

Changed in notify-osd:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Changed in notify-osd (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package notify-osd - 0.9.24-0ubuntu1

---------------
notify-osd (0.9.24-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * New upstream version:
    - fixed regression for newline-character replacement in the text_filter
    - fixed fonts issues (LP: #396736)
    - fixed crasher (LP: #425508
    - fixed another crasher (LP: #437088)
    - added workaround for icon-name-prefix substitution
    - fixed accidentally deleted drawing of drop-shadow for title-text
    - avoid re-executing glow-/dim-effect when synchronizing timeouts of bubbles

 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:23:14 +0200

Changed in notify-osd (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Mirco Müller (macslow)
Changed in notify-osd:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
no longer affects: notify-osd
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