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wireshark segfaults gobject errors

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Hi,

Since a few days ago wiresharks segfaults whenever its starts. dmesg gives wireshark[2320]: segfault at ffffffffa4004920 ip 00007fa5bc13d425 sp 00007ffcb149fbb8 error 5 in libgobject-2.0.so.0.4400.1[7fa5bc10a000+50000]

OS is Ubuntu 15.04 64 bit, wireshark 1.12.6 compiled from source.

Please help. Thanks.

asked 28 Jun '15, 09:05

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edited 28 Jun '15, 09:12

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grahamb ♦
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I suspect you'll have to generate a backtrace to get any further with this. See the Ubuntu page on how to do this here.

(28 Jun '15, 09:14) grahamb ♦

Any changes the last few days, for instance software updates?

(28 Jun '15, 11:54) Jaap ♦

Yes, there was a update of libglib a few days ago.

Upgraded the following packages: libglib2.0-0 (2.44.0-1ubuntu3) to 2.44.1-1ubuntu1 libglib2.0-0:i386 (2.44.0-1ubuntu3) to 2.44.1-1ubuntu1 libglib2.0-bin (2.44.0-1ubuntu3) to 2.44.1-1ubuntu1 libglib2.0-data (2.44.0-1ubuntu3) to 2.44.1-1ubuntu1 libglib2.0-dev (2.44.0-1ubuntu3) to 2.44.1-1ubuntu1

(28 Jun '15, 22:23) kmod

Here is a backtrace

Reading symbols from wireshark...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
(gdb) handle SIG33 pass nostop noprint
Signal        Stop  Print   Pass to program Description
SIG33         No    No  Yes     Real-time event 33
(gdb) set pagination 0
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/wireshark 
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
[New Thread 0x7fffe51e8700 (LWP 2907)]
[New Thread 0x7fffe59e9700 (LWP 2906)]

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff113d425 in g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
(gdb) backtrace full
#0  0x00007ffff113d425 in g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#1  0x00007ffff111eeae in g_object_ref () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#2  0x00007ffff0e4107d in g_list_foreach () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#3  0x00007ffff22f1e01 in gtk_window_set_icon_list () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#4  0x0000000000441e30 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#5  0x00007ffff111a2d5 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#6  0x00007ffff112c03c in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#7  0x00007ffff1134698 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#8  0x00007ffff11348ff in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#9  0x00007ffff22e24ac in gtk_widget_realize () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#10 0x00000000004ba61b in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#11 0x000000000042311a in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#12 0x00007fffefd8fa40 in __libc_start_main (main=0x422d10, argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffdfa8, init=<optimized out>, fini=<optimized out>, rtld_fini=<optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffdf98) at libc-start.c:289
result = <optimized out>
unwind_buf = {cancel_jmp_buf = {{jmp_buf = {0, 5433218451502865264, 4342592, 140737488347040, 0, 0, -5433218848626238608, -5433183450742056080}, mask_was_saved = 0}}, priv = {pad = {0x0, 0x0, 0x5266f0 <__libc_csu_init>, 0x7fffffffdfa8}, data = {prev = 0x0, cleanup = 0x0, canceltype = 5400304}}}
not_first_call = <optimized out>
#13 0x0000000000424369 in _start ()
No symbol table info available.
(gdb) info registers
rax            0x953580 9778560
rbx            0xffffffffd8004920   -671069920
rcx            0x2  2
rdx            0x1  1
rsi            0x50 80
rdi            0xffffffffd8004920   -671069920
rbp            0x0  0x0
rsp            0x7fffffffd828   0x7fffffffd828
r8             0x95a330 9806640
r9             0x95a2e0 9806560
r10            0x19a    410
r11            0x7ffff0e41060   140737234866272
r12            0x7ffff111eea0   140737237872288
r13            0x1  1
r14            0x7fffffffda60   140737488345696
r15            0x7fffffffda00   140737488345600
rip            0x7ffff113d425   0x7ffff113d425 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+5>
eflags         0x10282  [ SF IF RF ]
cs             0x33 51
ss             0x2b 43
ds             0x0  0
es             0x0  0
fs             0x0  0
gs             0x0  0
(gdb) x/16i $pc
=> 0x7ffff113d425 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+5>: mov    (%rdi),%rax
0x7ffff113d428 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+8>: test   %rax,%rax
0x7ffff113d42b <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+11>:    je     0x7ffff113d470 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+80>
0x7ffff113d42d <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+13>:    mov    (%rax),%rax
0x7ffff113d430 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+16>:    cmp    $0x3fc,%rax
0x7ffff113d436 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+22>:    ja     0x7ffff113d460 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+64>
0x7ffff113d438 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+24>:    lea    0x21e301(%rip),%rdx        # 0x7ffff135b740
0x7ffff113d43f <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+31>:    shr    $0x2,%rax
0x7ffff113d443 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+35>:    mov    (%rdx,%rax,8),%rax
0x7ffff113d447 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+39>:    test   %rax,%rax
0x7ffff113d44a <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+42>:    je     0x7ffff113d470 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+80>
0x7ffff113d44c <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+44>:    movzbl 0x14(%rax),%edx
0x7ffff113d450 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+48>:    cmp    %rsi,0x48(%rax,%rdx,8)
0x7ffff113d455 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+53>:    sete   %al
0x7ffff113d458 <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+56>:    movzbl %al,%eax
0x7ffff113d45b <g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a+59>:    retq

(gdb) thread apply all backtrace


Thread 3 (Thread 0x7fffe59e9700 (LWP 2906)):
#0  0x00007fffefe6a8dd in poll () at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S:81
#1  0x00007ffff0e44ebc in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#2  0x00007ffff0e44fcc in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3  0x00007fffe59f127d in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libdconfsettings.so
#4  0x00007ffff0e6b955 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#5  0x00007ffff01406aa in start_thread (arg=0x7fffe59e9700) at pthread_create.c:333
#6  0x00007fffefe75eed in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:109


Thread 2 (Thread 0x7fffe51e8700 (LWP 2907)):
#0  0x00007fffefe6a8dd in poll () at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S:81
#1  0x00007ffff0e44ebc in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#2  0x00007ffff0e45242 in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3  0x00007fffed300af6 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
#4  0x00007ffff0e6b955 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#5  0x00007ffff01406aa in start_thread (arg=0x7fffe51e8700) at pthread_create.c:333
#6  0x00007fffefe75eed in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:109


Thread 1 (Thread 0x7ffff7f899c0 (LWP 2902)):
#0  0x00007ffff113d425 in g_type_check_instance_is_fundamentally_a () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#1  0x00007ffff111eeae in g_object_ref () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#2  0x00007ffff0e4107d in g_list_foreach () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3  0x00007ffff22f1e01 in gtk_window_set_icon_list () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#4  0x0000000000441e30 in ?? ()
#5  0x00007ffff111a2d5 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#6  0x00007ffff112c03c in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#7  0x00007ffff1134698 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#8  0x00007ffff11348ff in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#9  0x00007ffff22e24ac in gtk_widget_realize () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
#10 0x00000000004ba61b in ?? ()
#11 0x000000000042311a in ?? ()
#12 0x00007fffefd8fa40 in __libc_start_main (main=0x422d10, argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffdfa8, init=<optimized out>, fini=<optimized out>, rtld_fini=<optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffdf98) at libc-start.c:289
#13 0x0000000000424369 in _start ()
(gdb) quit
A debugging session is active.


Inferior 1 [process 2902] will be killed.



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(29 Jun ‘15, 03:42) kmod

I should add that starting wireshark with sudo (yes, I know it is a bad idea) does not cause segfault. But there is a warning

Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged.

So I think GtkDialog mapped with a transient parent might have caused segfault, though I have no idea what it means.

(29 Jun ‘15, 03:50) kmod