Marking confirmed as I can see a segfault, but mine looks a little different:
Thread 1 "update-notifier" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. show_next_hook (hooks=0x555555778340 = {...}, ta=<optimized out>, ta=<optimized out>) at hooks.c:376 376 gtk_widget_hide(priv->button_next); (gdb) bt #0 show_next_hook (hooks=0x555555778340 = {...}, ta=0x5555556c9000, ta=<optimized out>) at hooks.c:376 #1 0x000055555555efdc in show_hooks (focus_on_map=0, ta=0x5555556c9000) at hooks.c:609 #2 check_update_hooks (ta=0x5555556c9000) at hooks.c:858 #3 0x000055555555f268 in hook_tray_icon_init (ta=<optimized out>) at hooks.c:969 #4 0x000055555555c933 in tray_icons_init (un=0x5555556e4f70) at update-notifier.c:447 #5 0x00007ffff7351e38 in () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #6 0x00007ffff735174f in g_main_context_dispatch () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #7 0x00007ffff73a4c68 in () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #8 0x00007ffff7350db3 in g_main_loop_run () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #9 0x00007ffff7a4517d in gtk_main () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0 #10 0x000055555555c0f5 in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at update-notifier.c:649 I like your suggestion to use g_find_program_in_path and plan to use that if at all possible. ** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1926298 Title: Segfault added in the recent changes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1926298/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs