[Bug 2098792] Re: apport: FileNotFoundError in _add_executable_timestamp on ExecutablePath
Anshul Singh
2098792 at bugs.launchpad.net
Mon Jun 23 06:44:00 UTC 2025
** Description changed:
+ [Original report]
+ ```
+ Traceback (most recent call last):
+ File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 1253, in <module>
+ sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))
+ ~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 762, in main
+ return process_crash_from_systemd_coredump(options.systemd_coredump_instance)
+ File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 1246, in process_crash_from_systemd_coredump
+ report = apport.report.Report.from_systemd_coredump(coredump)
+ File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 2082, in from_systemd_coredump
+ report._add_executable_timestamp()
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
+ File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 815, in _add_executable_timestamp
+ self["ExecutableTimestamp"] = str(int(os.stat(self["ExecutablePath"]).st_mtime))
+ ~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/tmp/.mount_jetbraMkhivj/jetbrains-toolbox'
+ ```
+
+ The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding apport. This problem was most recently seen with package version 2.31.0-0ubuntu4, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/de11995c45fc4b1c7cc769a55d31533f6f9d8b51 contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
+ If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.
+
+ [ Impact ]
+
+ * This is bug #4 for noble: https://errors.ubuntu.com/?release=Ubuntu%2024.04&package=apport&period=month
+ * apport: FileNotFoundError in _add_executable_timestamp on ExecutablePath:
+
```
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 1253, in <module>
sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))
~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 762, in main
return process_crash_from_systemd_coredump(options.systemd_coredump_instance)
File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 1246, in process_crash_from_systemd_coredump
report = apport.report.Report.from_systemd_coredump(coredump)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 2082, in from_systemd_coredump
report._add_executable_timestamp()
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 815, in _add_executable_timestamp
self["ExecutableTimestamp"] = str(int(os.stat(self["ExecutablePath"]).st_mtime))
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/tmp/.mount_jetbraMkhivj/jetbrains-toolbox'
```
+
+ * The upload fixes the bug as https://github.com/canonical/apport/pull/538 adds a try-catch for FileNotFoundError and sets ExecutableTimestamp to an error message.
- The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding apport. This problem was most recently seen with package version 2.31.0-0ubuntu4, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/de11995c45fc4b1c7cc769a55d31533f6f9d8b51 contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
- If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.
+ [ Test Plan ]
+
+ * This crash can be reproduced with systemd-coredump installed:
+
+ ```
+ cp /usr/bin/sleep /tmp/sleep
+ /tmp/sleep 3600
+ killall -11 sleep
+ ```
+
+ This is caused by /usr/lib/systemd/system/apport-coredump-hook at .service
+ having:
+
+ ```
+ PrivateTmp=yes
+ ```
+
+ * https://github.com/canonical/apport/pull/538 also introduced a unit
+ test for this.
+
+
+ [ Where problems could occur ]
+
+ * We are modifying the conditions for checking if a binary has changed
+ since the crash so a syntax error or a logical error in the condition
+ can lead to buggy behavior.
+
+ * Since apport is primarily for crash reports, user experience is
+ unlikely to be affected much.
** Also affects: apport (Ubuntu Jammy)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: apport (Ubuntu Noble)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
apport: FileNotFoundError in _add_executable_timestamp on
ExecutablePath
Status in Apport:
Fix Committed
Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Status in apport source package in Jammy:
New
Status in apport source package in Noble:
New
Bug description:
[Original report]
```
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 1253, in <module>
sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))
~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 762, in main
return process_crash_from_systemd_coredump(options.systemd_coredump_instance)
File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 1246, in process_crash_from_systemd_coredump
report = apport.report.Report.from_systemd_coredump(coredump)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 2082, in from_systemd_coredump
report._add_executable_timestamp()
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 815, in _add_executable_timestamp
self["ExecutableTimestamp"] = str(int(os.stat(self["ExecutablePath"]).st_mtime))
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/tmp/.mount_jetbraMkhivj/jetbrains-toolbox'
```
The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding apport. This problem was most recently seen with package version 2.31.0-0ubuntu4, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/de11995c45fc4b1c7cc769a55d31533f6f9d8b51 contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.
[ Impact ]
* This is bug #4 for noble: https://errors.ubuntu.com/?release=Ubuntu%2024.04&package=apport&period=month
* apport: FileNotFoundError in _add_executable_timestamp on ExecutablePath:
```
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 1253, in <module>
sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))
~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 762, in main
return process_crash_from_systemd_coredump(options.systemd_coredump_instance)
File "/usr/share/apport/apport", line 1246, in process_crash_from_systemd_coredump
report = apport.report.Report.from_systemd_coredump(coredump)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 2082, in from_systemd_coredump
report._add_executable_timestamp()
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 815, in _add_executable_timestamp
self["ExecutableTimestamp"] = str(int(os.stat(self["ExecutablePath"]).st_mtime))
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/tmp/.mount_jetbraMkhivj/jetbrains-toolbox'
```
* The upload fixes the bug as https://github.com/canonical/apport/pull/538 adds a try-catch for FileNotFoundError and sets ExecutableTimestamp to an error message.
[ Test Plan ]
* This crash can be reproduced with systemd-coredump installed:
```
cp /usr/bin/sleep /tmp/sleep
/tmp/sleep 3600
killall -11 sleep
```
This is caused by /usr/lib/systemd/system/apport-coredump-
hook at .service having:
```
PrivateTmp=yes
```
* https://github.com/canonical/apport/pull/538 also introduced a unit
test for this.
[ Where problems could occur ]
* We are modifying the conditions for checking if a binary has
changed since the crash so a syntax error or a logical error in the
condition can lead to buggy behavior.
* Since apport is primarily for crash reports, user experience is
unlikely to be affected much.
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