/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/printers.cgi crashed on signal 9! (with Brother MFC5840CN PPD).

Bug #88477 reported by h
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: cupsys

error.log:
[] PID 13288 (/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/printers.cgi) crashed on signal 9!
and cups crashes (stops).
After
 /etc/init.d/cupsys start
cups tries to print the file again and crashes again.

affected versions: 1.2.4 (edgy) and 1.2.8 (feisty)
not affected: 1.2.0 and 1.2.2 (dapper)

Even this bug is provoked by a 3rd-party-driver, it's cupsys to blame: 3rd-parties should not be able to rise signal 9.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Download the _rpm_ version of the Brother lpr and cupswrapper driver.
http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/lpr_drivers.html
http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/cups_drivers.html
2. convert them with alien (don't use --scripts)
3.
 ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/cups
 ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/lpd
3. install the generated debs
4. install the attached tar-file with the ppd and cups-filter
5. /etc/init.d/cupsys restart
6. Set up a bsd lpd:// printer queue
    for Manufacturer:Brother
    printer: MFC-5840CN (handmade) or MFC-5840CN (hes) or something similar (can't remember exactly).
7. Send printer test page.

If you have a bsd lpd running, you can downgrade to cupsys 1.2.2 to get a running version, which breaks again at upgrading to 1.2.4 or 1.2.8.

Thanks,h

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h (isst) wrote :

That's the original versions created by the install scripts, only the filenames changed.

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h (isst) wrote :

removed attachment

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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 alpha?

Changed in cupsys:
status: New → Incomplete
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to New. Thanks again!.

Changed in cupsys:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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