I've found I get a very similar error that causes Nautilus to crash if I try to view a folder containing SVG images I created in Inkscape, and I guess these are what gnome-shell is trying to create a thumbnail for. The same error also occurs viewing the images with eog. These images have a linked jpeg image in them and some text that is used as a mask. I've attached an example, but for the crash to occur the linked jpeg file has to exist so would need replacing with a correct path to reproduce this.
** Attachment added: "SVG file that causes the crash when the linked jpg file exists." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/908045/+attachment/2644685/+files/draw.svg ** Package changed: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) => librsvg (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to librsvg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/908045 Title: Gnome shell crashes when searching To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librsvg/+bug/908045/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
