[Bug 1926835] [NEW] update-notifier crashes (bug spotted in source code)

[Xu Zhongxing]

Public bug reported:

In the source code update-notifier_3.192.40.tar.xz, when there is file
/var/lib/update-notifier/user.d/incomplete-language-support-gnome.note.

In hooks.c, at line 108, when the file test is true, the program will
execute "goto out" at line 112.

Then at line 137, pathdirs is in uninitialized state and triggers a
segmentation fault in g_strfreev().

** Affects: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  update-notifier crashes (bug spotted in source code)

Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In the source code update-notifier_3.192.40.tar.xz, when there is file
  /var/lib/update-notifier/user.d/incomplete-language-support-
  gnome.note.

  In hooks.c, at line 108, when the file test is true, the program will
  execute "goto out" at line 112.

  Then at line 137, pathdirs is in uninitialized state and triggers a
  segmentation fault in g_strfreev().

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