[Bug 1727641] [NEW] update-manager segfaults on attempt to upgrade from 17.04 to 17.10

[trespasserw]

Public bug reported:

In terminal:
$ update-manager -c
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
No protocol specified
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
No protocol specified
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeFetcher.py:23: PyGIWarning: Gtk was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
  from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

In logs:
Okt 26 10:06:47 munit-157 pkexec[4202]: sher: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=/dev/pts/0] [CWD=/home/sher] [COMMAND=/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade --frontend=DistUpgradeViewGtk3]
Okt 26 10:06:48 munit-157 kernel: do-release-upgr[4202]: segfault at 0 ip 00007faf31417909 sp 00007ffdb6014890 error 4 in libgtk-3.so.0.2200.11[7faf31134000+701000]

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:17.04.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-37.41-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Oct 26 10:08:51 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-18 (341 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade wayland-session zesty

** Description changed:

  In terminal:
  $ update-manager -c
  Checking for a new Ubuntu release
  No protocol specified
  Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
  No protocol specified
  Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
  /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeFetcher.py:23: PyGIWarning: Gtk was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
-   from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk
+   from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk
  Segmentation fault (core dumped)
  
  In logs:
- Okt 26 10:06:47 <hostname> pkexec[4202]: <username>: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=/dev/pts/0] [CWD=/home/<username>] [COMMAND=/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade --frontend=DistUpgradeViewGtk3]
- Okt 26 10:06:48 <hostname> kernel: do-release-upgr[4202]: segfault at 0 ip 00007faf31417909 sp 00007ffdb6014890 error 4 in libgtk-3.so.0.2200.11[7faf31134000+701000]
+ Okt 26 10:06:47 munit-157 pkexec[4202]: sher: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=/dev/pts/0] [CWD=/home/sher] [COMMAND=/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade --frontend=DistUpgradeViewGtk3]
+ Okt 26 10:06:48 munit-157 kernel: do-release-upgr[4202]: segfault at 0 ip 00007faf31417909 sp 00007ffdb6014890 error 4 in libgtk-3.so.0.2200.11[7faf31134000+701000]
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:17.04.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-37.41-generic 4.10.17
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Thu Oct 26 10:08:51 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-18 (341 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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Title:
  update-manager segfaults on attempt to upgrade from 17.04 to 17.10

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In terminal:
  $ update-manager -c
  Checking for a new Ubuntu release
  No protocol specified
  Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
  No protocol specified
  Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
  /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeFetcher.py:23: PyGIWarning: Gtk was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
    from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk
  Segmentation fault (core dumped)

  In logs:
  Okt 26 10:06:47 munit-157 pkexec[4202]: sher: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=/dev/pts/0] [CWD=/home/sher] [COMMAND=/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade --frontend=DistUpgradeViewGtk3]
  Okt 26 10:06:48 munit-157 kernel: do-release-upgr[4202]: segfault at 0 ip 00007faf31417909 sp 00007ffdb6014890 error 4 in libgtk-3.so.0.2200.11[7faf31134000+701000]

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:17.04.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-37.41-generic 4.10.17
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Thu Oct 26 10:08:51 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-18 (341 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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