[Bug 1612013] [NEW] apt search "-package" causes a segfault

[Jacob Killelea]

Public bug reported:

user at hostname:~$ apt search -theme
Sorting... Error!
Full Text Search... 50%          // hangs here until a ^C
^C                               // hangs for about a second here
Segmentation fault (core dumped) // the result

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-92.139-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-92-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Aug 10 18:46:40 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-04 (707 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20140807.1)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-12-22 (232 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

** Description changed:

- user at hostname:~$ search -theme
+ user at hostname:~$ apt search -theme
  Sorting... Error!
- Full Text Search... 50%
- ^C
- Segmentation fault (core dumped)
+ Full Text Search... 50%          // hangs here until a ^C
+ ^C                               // hangs for about a second here
+ Segmentation fault (core dumped) // the result
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-92.139-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-92-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Aug 10 18:46:40 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-04 (707 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20140807.1)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-12-22 (232 days ago)

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Title:
  apt search "-package" causes a segfault

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  user at hostname:~$ apt search -theme
  Sorting... Error!
  Full Text Search... 50%          // hangs here until a ^C
  ^C                               // hangs for about a second here
  Segmentation fault (core dumped) // the result

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-92.139-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-92-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Aug 10 18:46:40 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-04 (707 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20140807.1)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-12-22 (232 days ago)

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