[Bug 1406963] [NEW] starting aptitude crash

[moueza]

Public bug reported:

 uname -a
Linux Omnion 3.13.0-43-generic #72~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 9 12:14:42 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux


apt-get install --version
apt 1.0.1ubuntu2 pour i386 compilé sur Apr 10 2014 13:04:45       loads OK!

Only affects Aptitude, at loading : 
 sudo aptitude
Signal SIGSEGV reçu, arrêt du programme...


 sudo aptitude --version
aptitude 0.6.8.2 compilé le Feb 17 2014 23:57:51
Compilateur : g++ 4.8.2
Compilé avec :
  version d'APT : 4.12.0
  version de NCurses : 5.9
  version de libsigc++ : 2.2.10
  gestion d'Ept activée.
  prise en charge de Gtk+ désactivée.
  Prise en charge de Qt désactivée.

versions des bibliothèques :
  version de NCurses : ncurses 5.9.20140118
  version de cwidget : 0.5.16
  version d'APT : 4.12.0


1) lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release:	14.04


2) apt-cache policy aptitude
aptitude:
  Installé : 0.6.8.2-1ubuntu4
  Candidat : 0.6.8.2-1ubuntu4
 Table de version :
 *** 0.6.8.2-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.6.8.2-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main i386 Packages
     0.6.6-1ubuntu1.2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
     0.6.6-1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages


3)  expected to happen : opening of Aptitude

4) What happened instead : Terminal crash


(gdb) file  /usr/bin/aptitude
Reading symbols from /usr/bin/aptitude...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /usr/bin/aptitude 
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
[New Thread 0xb728bb40 (LWP 24838)]
[New Thread 0xb6a8ab40 (LWP 24839)]
[New Thread 0xb6289b40 (LWP 24840)]
Initialisation de l'état des paquets                                          1
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0xb7cf59de in tagcoll::input::Zlib::nextChar() ()
   from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libept.so.1.aptpkg4.12
(gdb)

** Affects: aptitude (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: aptitude crash starting

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Title:
  starting aptitude crash

Status in aptitude package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
   uname -a
  Linux Omnion 3.13.0-43-generic #72~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 9 12:14:42 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

  
  apt-get install --version
  apt 1.0.1ubuntu2 pour i386 compilé sur Apr 10 2014 13:04:45       loads OK!

  Only affects Aptitude, at loading : 
   sudo aptitude
  Signal SIGSEGV reçu, arrêt du programme...

  
   sudo aptitude --version
  aptitude 0.6.8.2 compilé le Feb 17 2014 23:57:51
  Compilateur : g++ 4.8.2
  Compilé avec :
    version d'APT : 4.12.0
    version de NCurses : 5.9
    version de libsigc++ : 2.2.10
    gestion d'Ept activée.
    prise en charge de Gtk+ désactivée.
    Prise en charge de Qt désactivée.

  versions des bibliothèques :
    version de NCurses : ncurses 5.9.20140118
    version de cwidget : 0.5.16
    version d'APT : 4.12.0



  1) lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  Release:	14.04

  
  2) apt-cache policy aptitude
  aptitude:
    Installé : 0.6.8.2-1ubuntu4
    Candidat : 0.6.8.2-1ubuntu4
   Table de version :
   *** 0.6.8.2-1ubuntu4 0
          500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
          500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       0.6.8.2-1ubuntu2 0
          500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main i386 Packages
       0.6.6-1ubuntu1.2 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
       0.6.6-1ubuntu1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages


  3)  expected to happen : opening of Aptitude

  4) What happened instead : Terminal crash

  
  (gdb) file  /usr/bin/aptitude
  Reading symbols from /usr/bin/aptitude...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
  (gdb) r
  Starting program: /usr/bin/aptitude 
  [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
  Using host libthread_db library "/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
  [New Thread 0xb728bb40 (LWP 24838)]
  [New Thread 0xb6a8ab40 (LWP 24839)]
  [New Thread 0xb6289b40 (LWP 24840)]
  Initialisation de l'état des paquets                                          1
  Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
  0xb7cf59de in tagcoll::input::Zlib::nextChar() ()
     from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libept.so.1.aptpkg4.12
  (gdb)

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