[Bug 1223894] [NEW] Segfault trying to upgrade to saucy from raring

[Aaron Bentley]

Public bug reported:

When I attempt to upgrade to saucy, update-manager crashes around extracting the tarball:
$ sudo update-manager -d
[sudo] password for abentley: 
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
authenticate 'saucy.tar.gz' against 'saucy.tar.gz.gpg' 
extracting 'saucy.tar.gz'
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 13.04
Release:	13.04
$ apt-cache policy update-manager
update-manager:
  Installed: 1:0.186.2
  Candidate: 1:0.186.2
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.186.2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:0.186 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: dist-upgrade

** Tags added: dist-upgrade

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Title:
  Segfault trying to upgrade to saucy from raring

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When I attempt to upgrade to saucy, update-manager crashes around extracting the tarball:
  $ sudo update-manager -d
  [sudo] password for abentley: 
  Checking for a new Ubuntu release
  authenticate 'saucy.tar.gz' against 'saucy.tar.gz.gpg' 
  extracting 'saucy.tar.gz'
  Segmentation fault (core dumped)

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 13.04
  Release:	13.04
  $ apt-cache policy update-manager
  update-manager:
    Installed: 1:0.186.2
    Candidate: 1:0.186.2
    Version table:
   *** 1:0.186.2 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:0.186 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages

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