Here's the quick workaround. I'm neither samba nor Ubuntu developer - it's just a fix for this particular crash. I haven't go faintest idea about the actual source of the problem.
$ diff -u samba-3.2.3/source/libsmb/clilist.c samba-3.2.3/source/libsmb/clilist.c.orig --- samba-3.2.3/source/libsmb/clilist.c 2008-11-16 18:22:03.399036086 +0000 +++ samba-3.2.3/source/libsmb/clilist.c.orig 2008-08-27 12:23:20.000000000 +0100 @@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ } SAFE_FREE(mask); - if (ff_searchcount > 0 && finfo.name) { + if (ff_searchcount > 0) { mask = SMB_STRDUP(finfo.name); } else { mask = SMB_STRDUP(""); I was using https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PbuilderHowto to build the binary. The deb file generated by me (one of 15 deb files pbuild has creaded) is attached. it. It works for me. ** Attachment added: "deb file containing patched version of clilist.c" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19699969/libsmbclient_3.2.3-1ubuntu3_i386.deb -- smbclient crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/284572 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs