mysql-server broken?

[Mathieu Guillaume <mat@voxmobili.com>]

mysql-server won't start on my machine anymore.

mysql-server version: 3.23.28-6 (current debian unstable)
Error message (removed the > /dev/null 2>&1 in /etc/init.d/mysql):

Starting MySQL database server: mysqldStarting mysqld daemon with
databases from /var/lib/mysql
/usr/bin/safe_mysqld: line 247: 14360 Segmentation fault
$NOHUP_NICENESS $ledir/mysqld $defaults --basedir=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION
--datadir=$DATADIR --user=$user --pid-file=$pid_file --skip-locking
>>$err_log 2>&1
001215 14:39:00  mysqld ended\n