[Bug 1946388] Re: Journalctl -f --file some.journal causes coredump

[Dan Streetman]

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu Focal)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Dan Streetman (ddstreet)

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu Focal)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu Focal)
       Status: New => In Progress

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Title:
  Journalctl -f --file some.journal causes coredump

Status in systemd:
  Fix Released
Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in systemd source package in Focal:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [impact]

  journalctl -f --file FILE results in segfault

  [test case]

  $ journalctl -f --file $FILENAME

  [regression potential]

  journalctl segfault or failure to properly operate

  [scope]

  needed in focal

  fixed upstream in 2b6df46d21a at v246, so fixed already in h and later

  [original description]

  Focal latest systemd 245.

  Journalctl -f --file path/to/file.journal.  Will allways causes
  journalctl crash...

  The same doesnt happen on centos8 systemd 239... I couldnt test on any
  more systems atm.

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