Hello Matthias, or anyone else affected, Accepted appstream into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/0.9.4-1ubuntu1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users. If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision. Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance! ** Changed in: appstream (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed ** Tags added: verification-needed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574896 Title: appstreamcli: double free or corruption with certain metadata Status in appstream package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in appstream source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in appstream package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: This crash happens if a certain combination of metadata and (not) availability of icons is met. See the linked Debian bug report for details. This bug manifests itself usually during an apt update run, if PPAs or other sources with that metadata are available. A debdiff which solves this problem is attached. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1574896/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
