Bug#78806: apt-get segfaults
Package: apt
Version: 0.3.19
After upgrading woody earlier today (also noticing bug #78740), apt-get
update (or install) now segfaults. Seems to be in
pkgDepCache::CheckDep()
fo:~# gdb apt-get
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This GDB was configured as "i686-pc-linux-gnu"...
(no debugging symbols found)...
(gdb) run update
Starting program: /usr/bin/apt-get update
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/main Packages
Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/main Release
Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/non-free Packages
Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/non-free Release
Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/contrib Packages
Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/contrib Release
Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/main Packages
Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/main Release
Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/contrib Packages
Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/contrib Release
Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/non-free Packages
Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/non-free Release
Reading Package Lists... Done
(no debugging symbols found)...
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x40066cbd in pkgDepCache::CheckDep () from /usr/lib/libapt-pkg.so.2.7
(gdb) bt
#0 0x40066cbd in pkgDepCache::CheckDep () from
/usr/lib/libapt-pkg.so.2.7
#1 0x40067691 in pkgDepCache::DependencyState ()
from /usr/lib/libapt-pkg.so.2.7
#2 0x40067a1d in pkgDepCache::Update () from /usr/lib/libapt-pkg.so.2.7
#3 0x40066a92 in pkgDepCache::Init () from /usr/lib/libapt-pkg.so.2.7
#4 0x40066405 in pkgDepCache::pkgDepCache () from
/usr/lib/libapt-pkg.so.2.7
#5 0x4009f299 in pkgCacheFile::Open () from /usr/lib/libapt-pkg.so.2.7
#6 0x805347b in strcpy ()
#7 0x4004fcea in CommandLine::DispatchArg () from
/usr/lib/libapt-pkg.so.2.7
#8 0x805e0fc in strcpy ()
#9 0x40149c1c in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
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Michael Babcock
Jim Henson's Creature Shop - Los Angeles
mbabcock@la.creatureshop.henson.com
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