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** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1705146 Title: gnome-shell assert failure: *** Error in `/usr/bin/gnome-shell': corrupted size vs. prev_size: 0x0000000005405f00 *** Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: lschris@localhost:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 lschris@localhost:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 Happened during this update today: Start-Date: 2017-07-18 17:22:01 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.151' Upgrade: python-problem-report:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10), python-apport:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10), apport:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10), python3-apport:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10), apport-retrace:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10), apport-gtk:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10), python3-problem-report:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10) End-Date: 2017-07-18 17:27:27 ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-83.106-generic 4.4.70 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-83-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 AssertionMessage: *** Error in `/usr/bin/gnome-shell': corrupted size vs. prev_size: 0x0000000005405f00 *** CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Tue Jul 18 17:32:37 2017 DisplayManager: gdm3 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-shell InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-24 (998 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/gnome-shell ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Signal: 6 SourcePackage: gnome-shell StacktraceTop: __libc_message (do_abort=2, fmt=fmt@entry=0x7f7ca6ab3e98 "*** Error in `%s': %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c:175 malloc_printerr (ar_ptr=0x7f7ca6ce7b20 <main_arena>, ptr=0x5405f00, str=0x7f7ca6ab0c35 "corrupted size vs. prev_size", action=3) at malloc.c:5006 _int_free (av=0x7f7ca6ce7b20 <main_arena>, p=<optimized out>, have_lock=0) at malloc.c:4014 __GI___libc_free (mem=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:2968 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmozjs-24.so.0 Title: gnome-shell assert failure: *** Error in `/usr/bin/gnome-shell': corrupted size vs. prev_size: 0x0000000005405f00 *** UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip kvm libvirtd lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1705146/+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