Bug 97104 – gaim segfaults on sign-on

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO

[Description gentooblah 2005-06-26 04:16:37 UTC]

Gaim has mysteriously started segfaulting on me. At first, it segfaulted on startup. Some investigation revealed that it was having problems parsing my privacy settings (which haven't changed for months). I removed those, and now it starts correctly, but segfaults when I try to sign on to any of my accounts. The outputs of 'gaim -d' and a backtrace are below.

$ gaim -d
sound: Initializing sound output drivers.
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/docklet.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/docklet.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/gaim-remote.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/gaim-remote.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/gestures.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/gestures.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/perl.so
plugins: /usr/local/lib/gaim/perl.so is unloadable: Unknown error.
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/perl.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/tcl.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/tcl.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/ticker.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/ticker.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/autorecon.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/autorecon.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/history.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/history.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/iconaway.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/iconaway.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/idle.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/idle.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/notify.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/notify.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/spellchk.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/spellchk.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/statenotify.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/statenotify.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/timestamp.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/timestamp.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libgg.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libgg.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libirc.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libirc.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libjabber.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libjabber.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libmsn.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libmsn.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libnapster.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libnapster.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/liboscar.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/liboscar.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libtoc.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libtoc.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libyahoo.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libyahoo.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libzephyr.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/libzephyr.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/ssl.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/ssl.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/ssl-gnutls.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/ssl-gnutls.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/ssl-nss.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/ssl-nss.la
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/relnot.so
plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/gaim/relnot.la
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/id
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/dict
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/logs
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/pounces.xml
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/THOMASUNIFIED.5.blist
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/icons
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/prefs.xml
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/.notify
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/blist.xml
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/smileys
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/THOMASUNIFIED.0.blist
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/accels
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/blist.xml.save
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/id.priv
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/status.xml
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/accounts.xml
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/115043708.3.blist
plugins: probing /home/hazard/.gaim/known_keys
prefs: Reading /home/hazard/.gaim/prefs.xml
prefs: Finished reading /home/hazard/.gaim/prefs.xml
prefs: Attempting to rename /gaim/gtk/logging/log_ims to /core/logging/log_ims
prefs: Attempting to rename /gaim/gtk/logging/log_chats to /core/logging/log_chats
prefs: Attempting to rename /core/conversations/placement to /gaim/gtk/conversations/placementplugins: Loading saved plugin ssl-nss.so
plugins: Loading saved plugin ssl.so
plugins: Loading saved plugin docklet.so
tray icon: plugin loaded
tray icon: created
plugins: Loading saved plugin history.so
plugins: Loading saved plugin idle.so
plugins: Loading saved plugin notify.so
plugins: Loading saved plugin statenotify.so
plugins: Loading saved plugin autorecon.so
plugins: Loading saved plugin relnot.so
pounce: Creating pounce: gtk-gaim, <buddy name censored by bug reporter>
blist import: Reading /home/hazard/.gaim/blist.xml
blist import: Finished reading /home/hazard/.gaim/blist.xml
Session Management: ICE initialized.
Session Management: Connecting with no previous ID
Session Management: Handling new ICE connection... done.
Session Management: Connected to manager (GnomeSM) with client ID 117f000001000111978442000000089330016
Session Management: Using gaim as command
Session Management: Received first save_yourself
Session Management: Received save_complete
tray icon: embedded
account: Connecting to account 0x81b7e68. gc = 0x8304e80
connection: Connecting. gc = 0x8304e80
connection: Calling serv_login
server: gaim 0.75 logging in ThomasUnified using AIM/ICQ
oscar: oscar_login: gc = 0x8304e80
dns: Created new DNS child 16678, there are now 1 children.
dns: Host 'login.oscar.aol.com' resolved
proxy: Connecting to login.oscar.aol.com:5190 with no proxy
proxy: Connect would have blocked.
proxy: Connected.
oscar: Screen name sent, waiting for response
oscar: inside auth_resp (Screen name: ThomasUnified)
oscar: Reg status: 3
oscar: Email: [e-mail]
oscar: BOSIP: 205.188.7.184:5190
oscar: Closing auth connection...
dns: Successfully sent DNS request to child 16678
dns: Host '205.188.7.184' resolved
proxy: Connecting to 205.188.7.184:5190 with no proxy
proxy: Connect would have blocked.
proxy: Connected.
oscar: MOTD: Unknown (5)
oscar: ssi: requesting rights and list
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: userinfo: **warning: unexpected TLV:
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: userinfo:   sn    =ThomasUnified
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: userinfo:   type  =0x0022
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: userinfo:   length=0x0002
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: userinfo:   value:
oscar: ThomasUnified 0:
userinfo:
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: 0x87
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: 0x2f
oscar: ThomasUnified 0:
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: userinfo: **warning: unexpected TLV:
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: userinfo:   sn    =ThomasUnified
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: userinfo:   type  =0x0014
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: userinfo:   length=0x0001
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: userinfo:   value:
oscar: ThomasUnified 0:
userinfo:
oscar: ThomasUnified 0: 0x 7
oscar: ThomasUnified 0:
oscar: locate rights: max sig len = 2048
oscar: buddy list rights: Max buddies = 350 / Max watchers = 2000
oscar: BOS rights: Max permit = 350 / Max deny = 350
Gaim has segfaulted and attempted to dump a core file.
This is a bug in the software and has happened through
no fault of your own.



And here's the backtrace:
#0  0xb7cebb31 in kill () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1  0xb7f74c81 in pthread_kill () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#2  0xb7f74fd5 in raise () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#3  0xb7ceb8dc in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
#4  0xb7cecca4 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
#5  0x080ef25c in sighandler (sig=0) at main.c:410
#6  0xb7f7753d in __pthread_sighandler () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#7  <signal handler called>
#8  0xb782e4ce in g_markup_escape_text () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#9  0x0806bae6 in blist_print_setting (key=0x81cb860 "icon_checksum", setting=0x436314bb,
    file=0x834faf0, indent=-1215790720) at blist.c:2269
#10 0x0806bb77 in blist_print_buddy_settings (key=0x0, data=0x0, user_data=0x0)
    at blist.c:2294
#11 0xb7819599 in g_hash_table_foreach () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#12 0x0806bd47 in print_buddy (file=0x834faf0, buddy=0x81cb7d0) at blist.c:2337
#13 0x0806c332 in gaim_blist_write (file=0x834faf0, exp_acct=0x0) at blist.c:2379
#14 0x0806c424 in gaim_blist_save () at blist.c:2476
#15 0x080aa595 in gtk_blist_row_expanded_cb (tv=0x83274e0, iter=0x436314bb, path=0x834f8c0,
    user_data=0x0) at gtkblist.c:638
#16 0xb7b04aa8 in gtk_marshal_VOID__UINT_STRING () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#17 0xb7899ce7 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#18 0xb78aaaf4 in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#19 0xb78a9bd2 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#20 0xb78a9e92 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#21 0xb7bd813b in gtk_tree_view_expand_to_path () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#22 0xb7bd8315 in gtk_tree_view_expand_row () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#23 0x080b08a2 in insert_node (list=0x81ca310, node=0x83274e0, iter=0xbfff7a90)
    at gtkblist.c:2837
#24 0x080b0de3 in gaim_gtk_blist_update_contact (list=0x81ca310, node=0x81cd598)
    at gtkblist.c:2970
#25 0x080b11af in gaim_gtk_blist_update (list=0xffffffff, node=0x436314bb) at gtkblist.c:3079
#26 0x0806a484 in gaim_blist_add_account (account=0x81b7e68) at blist.c:1462
#27 0x0806e491 in gaim_connection_set_state (gc=0x8304e80, state=GAIM_DISCONNECTED)
    at connection.c:321
#28 0xb733d912 in gaim_bosrights (sess=0x8306230, fr=0x830c240) at oscar.c:3854
#29 0xb731ac89 in rights (sess=0x8306230, mod=0x8303b00, rx=0x830c240, snac=0xbfff7bd0,
    bs=0x0) at bos.c:44
#30 0xb732ba0f in consumesnac (sess=0x8306230, rx=0x830c240) at rxhandlers.c:138
#31 0xb732c172 in aim_rxdispatch (sess=0x8306230) at rxhandlers.c:525
#32 0xb733501b in oscar_callback (data=0x0, source=6, condition=GAIM_INPUT_READ)
    at oscar.c:524
#33 0x0807e9c3 in gaim_io_invoke (source=0x0, condition=0, data=0x830ce20) at proxy.c:218
#34 0xb7853304 in g_io_channel_unix_get_fd () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#35 0xb782ac76 in g_idle_remove_by_data () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#36 0xb782b5d5 in g_idle_remove_by_data () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#37 0xb782732e in g_main_loop_run () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#38 0xb7b00d51 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#39 0x080efb7e in main (argc=2, argv=0xbfffdfa4) at main.c:937

[Comment 1 John Hall 2005-07-01 00:57:25 UTC]

A similar thing is happening to me , gaim segfaults when you start it up either
from knosole or from a kde button. I believe this problem started after a world
update that upgraded my glibc among other packages. I think it is the same bug.

(gdb) backtrace
#0  0xb7ff49a0 in _dl_rtld_di_serinfo () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
#1  0xb79299a5 in getutmpx () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#2  0xb7ff6618 in _dl_rtld_di_serinfo () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
#3  0xb7929d70 in _dl_open () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#4  0xb792b40f in _dl_mcount_wrapper_check () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#5  0xb7ff6618 in _dl_rtld_di_serinfo () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
#6  0xb792b3b5 in _dl_mcount_wrapper_check () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#7  0xb792b4eb in __libc_dlopen_mode () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#8  0xb79078dc in __nss_lookup_function () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#9  0xb790749f in __nss_database_lookup () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#10 0xb7908fb9 in __nss_hosts_lookup () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#11 0xb790b9b8 in gethostbyname_r () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#12 0xb790b25c in gethostbyname () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#13 0x08085ee7 in gaim_global_proxy_get_info ()
#14 0x080863e0 in gaim_gethostbyname_async ()
#15 0x080882b6 in gaim_proxy_connect ()
#16 0xb71b83e3 in oscar_caps_to_string () from /usr/lib/gaim/liboscar.so
#17 0x0808b96c in serv_login ()
#18 0x080680a7 in gaim_account_connect ()
#19 0x0806ad19 in gaim_accounts_auto_login ()
#20 0x080f57f4 in main ()

[Comment 2 gentooblah 2005-07-01 01:49:49 UTC]

John, have you tried doing a revdep-rebuild?

[Comment 3 Chuck Wegrzyn 2005-07-09 12:02:12 UTC]

I started to happen to me when I upgraded to 1.4 on Friday. I have done a revdep
and it didn't do anything. If I downgraded to the 1.3.X release it ran.

[Comment 4 Don Seiler (RETIRED) 2005-07-20 20:52:06 UTC]

This patch may fix:

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/gaim/gaim/src/protocols/oscar/ssi.c?r1=1.60.2.1&r2=1.60.2.3&diff_format=u

Some other distro package managers have mentioned seeing the same problems. 
I'll add this patch now.

[Comment 5 Don Seiler (RETIRED) 2005-07-21 07:39:36 UTC]

Please upgrade to gaim-1.4.0-r1 and try again.

[Comment 6 Don Seiler (RETIRED) 2005-08-24 11:14:18 UTC]

Waiting for users to re-test.  Please do so on gaim-1.5.0 if you please.