Ubuntu
xorg-server package

Crash when starting gnome-settings-daemon, in SrvXkbFreeGeomRows()

Bug #184651 reported by FrejSoya
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
X.Org X server
Fix Released
Medium
xorg-server (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
xorg-server (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Timo Aaltonen
Ubuntu ubuntu-8.04
Hardy
Fix Released
High
Timo Aaltonen
Ubuntu ubuntu-8.04

Bug Description

X crashes when gnome-settings-daemon runs, Tested with failsafe xterm and then runnin -> gnome-settings-daemon

Packages
gnome-control-center 2.21.4-0ubuntu1
ii xorg 1:7.3+10ubuntu2 X.Org X Window System
ii xserver-xorg 1:7.3+10ubuntu2 the X.Org X server
ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080118-1ubuntu2 Xorg X server - core server
ii xserver-xorg-dev 2:1.4.1~git20080118-1ubuntu2 Xorg X server - development files

The Xorg.0.old has the backtrace
(Let me know how to get better one, didn't bother lookup how ;).

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X(xf86SigHandler+0x7e) [0x80c750e]
1: [0xb7f2b420]
2: /usr/bin/X(Xfree+0x21) [0x81b82e1]
3: /usr/bin/X [0x81aa1b0]
4: /usr/bin/X [0x81aa24c]
5: /usr/bin/X [0x81a9c8d]
6: /usr/bin/X(SrvXkbFreeGeomRows+0x49) [0x81a9df9]
7: /usr/bin/X [0x81a9e41]
8: /usr/bin/X [0x81a9c8d]
9: /usr/bin/X(SrvXkbFreeGeomSections+0x49) [0x81a9da9]
10: /usr/bin/X(SrvXkbFreeGeometry+0xdf) [0x81aa4bf]
11: /usr/bin/X(ProcXkbSetGeometry+0xb92) [0x81869a2]
12: /usr/bin/X [0x818c3ea]
13: /usr/bin/X [0x81500fe]
14: /usr/bin/X(Dispatch+0x2cf) [0x808d8bf]
15: /usr/bin/X(main+0x48b) [0x80746fb]
16: /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe0) [0xb7cb3450]
17: /usr/bin/X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x20d) [0x8073a71]

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11. Server aborting

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/lucid/xorg-server

CVE References

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

Maybe it's trying to change your keymap, and fails. There are similar reports on Debian too, one upstream commit seems to have broken things.

Changed in xorg-server:
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Incomplete
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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

forgot to ask: please attach your xorg.conf.

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status: Unknown → Confirmed
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FrejSoya (frej) wrote :

Sorry i can't reproduce this :(

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Daniele Cruciani (daniele-smartango) wrote :

gnome-settings-daemon do not start when login new session
Version: 2.22.0-0ubuntu1
reproduce every time login from gdm

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Philipp Edelmann (tukss) wrote :

I've had the same problem after upgrading to Hardy. GNOME was crashing the X server every time. Applying the patch from http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/xserver.git;a=commitdiff;h=7018f280406eb0ef899a4046de274cfdd582881b;hp=66f8001b61d12eaf4905ac71ccbb3f304914d00d as mentioned in http://<email address hidden>/msg74082.html to the source package solved the problem.

Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)
Changed in xorg-server:
assignee: nobody → tjaalton
status: Incomplete → In Progress
milestone: none → ubuntu-8.04
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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

This one was discussed at today's distro team meeting. evand and cjwatson think this is a release blocker, so I'm adding a release task for it.

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status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

The reason this should be a release blocker is that it can also be triggered by the installer in quite simple circumstances; see the duplicate bug 194848.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package xorg-server - 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu7

---------------
xorg-server (2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu7) hardy; urgency=low

  * 159_xkb_default_to_null.diff:
    When copying the keymap, make sure the structs default to 0/NULL.
    (LP: #184651)
  * 160_default_to_intel.diff:
    Default to using intel instead of i810. (LP: #158709)
  * 161_fix_big_endian_cursor.diff:
    Fix RandR 1.2 driver interface conversion of two colour cursors to
    ARGB. (LP: #141118)
  * Fixes from the upstream 1.4-branch:
    - 162_cve-2007-6429.diff:
      CVE-2007-6429: Always test for size+offset wrapping.
    - 163_fix_untrusted_access.diff:
      Security: Fix for fdo bug #14480: untrusted access broken in 7.3.
    - 164_fix_context_sharing.diff:
      Fix context sharing between direct/indirect contexts

 -- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:06:04 +0300

Changed in xorg-server:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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Larry Spiecher (larryspiecher) wrote :

I had the same issues and disabled the screen saver. So far gnome-settings-daemon starts every time.

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Leonardo Coutinho (leocoutinho1987) wrote : Re: [Bug 184651] Re: Crash when starting gnome-settings-daemon, in SrvXkbFreeGeomRows()

My Screensaver is disabled, but the crash continues.

Le dimanche 13 avril 2008 à 18:24 +0000, Larry Spiecher a écrit :
> I had the same issues and disabled the screen saver. So far gnome-
> settings-daemon starts every time.
>

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Larry Spiecher (larryspiecher) wrote :

Hummmm... I am Running a Inspiron E1505 with 256MB GeForce Go 7300. This was the only issue I could see was with the screen saver. Well it was worth a shot.

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