[Bug 627013] Re: grub-setup crashed with SIGSEGV in __libc_start_main()

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 386802 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/386802

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  grub-setup crashed with SIGSEGV in __libc_start_main()

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub2

  Grub-setup crashed when running it from the 10.04 live CD.
  Note that it is *not* run as superuser.

  I attach a run of

  strace grub-setup /dev/sda

  Note that /dev/sda1 is mounted.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: grub-pc 1.98-1ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashCounter: 1
  Date: Mon Aug 30 18:41:03 2010
  ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/grub-setup
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
  ProcCmdline: grub-setup /dev/sda
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SegvAnalysis:
   Segfault happened at: 0x406180:	repz cmpsb %es:(%rdi),%ds:(%rsi)
   PC (0x00406180) ok
   source "%es:(%rdi)" (0x00424112) ok
   destination "%ds:(%rsi)" (0x00000000) not located in a known VMA region (needed writable region)!
  SegvReason: writing NULL VMA
  Signal: 11
  SourcePackage: grub2
  StacktraceTop:
   ?? ()
   ?? ()
   ?? ()
   __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
   ?? ()
  Title: grub-setup crashed with SIGSEGV in __libc_start_main()
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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