[Bug 1877987] Re: apt search coredumping

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This bug was fixed in the package apt - 2.1.6

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apt (2.1.6) unstable; urgency=medium

  [ David Kalnischkies ]
  * Fix small memory leak in MethodConfig
  * Consider protected packages for removal if they are marked as such
  * Consider if a fix is successful before claiming it is
  * Allow 20 instead of 10 loops for pkgProblemResolver
  * Deal with duplicates in the solution space of a dep

 -- Julian Andres Klode <jak at debian.org>  Wed, 03 Jun 2020 18:25:22
+0200

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  apt search coredumping

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in apt source package in Focal:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  root at citoyx:/var/crash# apt search jdk
  Sorting... Done
  Segmentation fault (core dumped)

  May 11 12:34:25 citoyx kernel: [ 1354.337907] apt[10418]: segfault at 7f67292dcfc0 ip 00007f6309ce4997 sp 00007ffdab880930 error 4 in libapt-pkg.so.6.0.0[7f6309bb5000+147000]
  May 11 12:34:25 citoyx kernel: [ 1354.337916] Code: 48 8b 45 18 48 8b 04 d0 48 83 c4 08 5b 5d c3 0f 1f 40 00 f3 0f 1e fa 55 48 89 fd 53 48 89 f3 48 83 ec 08 48 8b 06 48 8b 4e 08 <8b> 10 48 8d 04 d5 00 00 00 00 48 29 d0 48 8b 51 60 48 8d 04 c2 0f

  
  root at citoyx:/var/crash# cat /etc/lsb-release 
  DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
  DISTRIB_RELEASE=20.04
  DISTRIB_CODENAME=focal
  DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 20.04 LTS"

  
  apt search is coredumping 
  While apt install/upgrade/update is running fine 

  crash file in attachment.

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