[Bug 1604821] Re: dpkg assert failure: *** Error in `dpkg': munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0x000055ec3f5158a6 ***

[Brian Murray]

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Title:
  dpkg assert failure: *** Error in `dpkg': munmap_chunk(): invalid
  pointer: 0x000055ec3f5158a6 ***

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  dpkg crashed when trying to update

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: dpkg 1.18.9ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  AssertionMessage: *** Error in `dpkg': munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0x000055ec3f5158a6 ***
  CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
  Date: Tue Jul 19 00:06:16 2016
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/dpkg
  ExecutableTimestamp: 1467952927
  ProcCmdline: dpkg -i spotify-client-0.9.17_0.9.17.8.gd06432d.31-1_amd64.deb
  ProcCwd: /home/udara/Downloads
  Signal: 6
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  StacktraceTop:
   __libc_message (do_abort=do_abort at entry=2, fmt=fmt at entry=0x7f25b5ff2118 "*** Error in `%s': %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c:175
   malloc_printerr (ar_ptr=0x0, ptr=<optimized out>, str=0x7f25b5ff2140 "munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer", action=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:5004
   munmap_chunk (p=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:2840
   __GI___libc_free (mem=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:2961
   ?? ()
  Title: dpkg assert failure: *** Error in `dpkg': munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0x000055ec3f5158a6 ***
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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