The version of as-glib with the fix is uploaded now. It happened because file-roller was uploaded with MimeType=...application/vnd.squashfs;;application/vnd.snap; in its .desktop file. Spot the empty element.
The bug only affected yakkety. ** Package changed: gnome-software (Ubuntu) => appstream-glib (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: appstream-glib (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released ** Also affects: file-roller (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of GNOME3 Team, which is subscribed to appstream-glib in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: appstream-glib https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1588950 Title: gnome-software crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen() Status in GNOME Software: Fix Released Status in appstream-glib package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in file-roller package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Update and crash. ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: gnome-software 3.20.1+git20160426.1.a976144-ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2 Uname: Linux 4.6.0-040600-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Jun 3 15:32:25 2016 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-software InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-26 (313 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150723) ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/gnome-software --gapplication-service Signal: 11 SourcePackage: gnome-software StacktraceTop: strlen () at ../sysdeps/x86_64/strlen.S:106 as_utils_search_token_valid () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libappstream-glib.so.8 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libappstream-glib.so.8 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libappstream-glib.so.8 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libappstream-glib.so.8 Title: gnome-software crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-software/+bug/1588950/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team Post to : gnome3-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp