Bug#1022564: locale related segmentation fault
control: reassign -1 libreadline8
control: forcemerge 1021062 -1
Hi,
On 2022-10-24 05:16, Aleksi Suhonen wrote:
> Package: libc6
> Version: 2.35-3
> Severity: important
>
> I ran into this issue while updating packages on a Debian/sid machine, and
> the install scripts for "ntpsec" and "tzdata" started failing with segfault.
> I couldn't find a way to reproduce it on that machine immediately. I started
> suspecting the machine might be failing.
>
> But then I ran into the problem on another machine that runs "bird" routing
> daemon, as its control program "birdc" also started segfaulting, but started
> working if I set LC_ALL=C. Then I found I could also get the install scripts
> on the first machine to work with LC_ALL=C.
>
> So, steps to reproduce:
>
> root# apt-get install bird
> root# LC_ALL=asdf birdc
The problem you observed is not linked to glibc, but is a known bug in
libreadline8 affecting many packages. Please see bug#1021062. I am
therefore reassigning the bug.
Regards
Aurelien
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