Ubuntu
update-notifier package

update notifier crashes on startup

Bug #95727 reported by salman
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
update-notifier (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: update-notifier

Memory status: size: 30203904 vsize: 0 resident: 30203904 share: 0 rss: 12197888 rss_rlim: 0
CPU usage: start_time: 1174704851 rtime: 0 utime: 41 stime: 0 cutime:39 cstime: 0 timeout: 2 it_real_value: 0 frequency: 262

Backtrace was generated from '/usr/bin/update-notifier'

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[New Thread -1225259344 (LWP 4778)]
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0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb740e323 in __waitpid_nocancel ()
   from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb7f221b6 in gnome_gtk_module_info_get () from /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0
#3 <signal handler called>
#4 0xb733c375 in memcpy () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#5 0xb74235ca in g_array_append_vals () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#6 0xb7b32c80 in notify_notification_set_icon_from_pixbuf ()
   from /usr/lib/libnotify.so.1
#7 0x080514a0 in ?? ()
#8 0x081a6d50 in ?? ()
#9 0x00000000 in ?? ()

Thread 1 (Thread -1225259344 (LWP 4778)):
#0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
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#1 0xb740e323 in __waitpid_nocancel ()
   from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
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#2 0xb7f221b6 in gnome_gtk_module_info_get () from /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0
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#3 <signal handler called>
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#4 0xb733c375 in memcpy () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
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#5 0xb74235ca in g_array_append_vals () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
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#6 0xb7b32c80 in notify_notification_set_icon_from_pixbuf ()
   from /usr/lib/libnotify.so.1
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#7 0x080514a0 in ?? ()
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#8 0x081a6d50 in ?? ()
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#9 0x00000000 in ?? ()
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#0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()

Revision history for this message
Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Thanks for your bugreport.

Do you have a crashfile for this bug in /var/crash that you can attach to this report? What version of ubuntu do you use?

thanks,
 Michael

Changed in update-notifier:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Sorry, but I'm afraid I have to close the bug as I need a crash file or a backtrace with debug symbols. Please reopen if you experience this problem again and append the crash file.

Thanks,
 Michael

Changed in update-notifier:
status: Needs Info → Rejected
Ezra Morris (ezramorris)
Changed in update-notifier (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → Confirmed
status: Confirmed → New
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Ezra Morris (ezramorris) wrote :

I also see this. Every time update-notifier starts (either automatically or manually), it crashes and a Problem Report dialog appears. The process does not actually terminate, but a backtrace as described at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Backtrace is attached. Ctrl-C was pressed when the Problem Report dialog appeared.

There doesn't seem to be anything relevant in /var/crash:
$ ls -l /var/crash
total 2076
-rw------- 1 ezra ezra 2075397 2011-09-20 10:14 _usr_bin_nautilus.1000.crash
-rw------- 1 root root 25392 2011-09-20 09:46 _usr_share_apport_apport-gtk.0.crash
-rw------- 1 root root 16865 2011-09-20 02:21 _usr_share_software-center_update-software-center.0.crash

If any further information is required, I'll endeavor to get it.

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Ezra Morris (ezramorris) wrote :

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric
$ apt-cache policy update-notifier
update-notifier:
  Installed: 0.117ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.117ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.117ubuntu1 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar) wrote :

Marking Low priority, since this bug has existed for a long time and only two reporters exist. Also marking Confirmed since two people have experienced it.

Changed in update-notifier (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Low
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corrado venturini (corradoventu) wrote :

I have a crash on update-notifier shortly after login every time on Ubuntu GNOME 17.10 Wayland.
I don't know if this is same problem but I attach my crash file.

corrado@corrado-HP-aGnome:~$ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
wayland
corrado@corrado-HP-aGnome:~$ uname -a
Linux corrado-HP-aGnome 4.10.0-20-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 20 09:22:42 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
corrado@corrado-HP-aGnome:~$ inxi -Fx
System: Host: corrado-HP-aGnome Kernel: 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 6.3.0)
           Desktop: Gnome 3.24.1 (Gtk 3.22.12-1ubuntu1) Distro: Ubuntu Artful Aardvark (development branch)
Machine: Device: laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP 250 G3 Notebook PC v: 0991100000000000000600087
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 2211 v: 86.49 UEFI: Insyde v: F.36 date: 12/18/2014
Battery BAT1: charge: 10.9 Wh 47.7% condition: 22.8/22.9 Wh (99%) model: 13-42 OA03031 status: Discharging
CPU: Dual core Intel Core i5-4210U (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9577
           clock speeds: max: 2700 MHz 1: 823 MHz 2: 831 MHz 3: 1006 MHz 4: 800 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.19.3 driver: N/A Resolution: 1366x768@59.80hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Mobile GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card-1 Intel 8 Series HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Card-2 Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.0-20-generic
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 3000 bus-ID: 08:00.0
           IF: enp8s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 5c:b9:01:06:ba:ce
           Card-2: Ralink RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci v: 2.3.0 bus-ID: 09:00.0
           IF: wlo1 state: down mac: 86:bd:7b:64:00:0a
Drives: HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (2.2% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST500LT012 size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 32G used: 6.3G (21%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.29GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0C mobo: 42.0C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 242 Uptime: 9 min Memory: 1210.8/3881.4MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 6.3.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.51) inxi: 2.3.8
corrado@corrado-HP-aGnome:~$

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