This happens since 88d69b4fa224d93ef1d26b80229668397bb6496b . If bash is started with the TERM variable unset or empty, it will segfault and crash if you press the Delete key twice (it only happens for the first prompt, and if you don't press anything before the two Delete key presses).
I was able to reproduce this in the linux virtual console, urxvt, and xterm, both running tmux and not running tmux. Reproduce with either of these commands: * env -i /path/to/bash-devel/bash --norc --noprofile * TERM= /path/to/bash-devel/bash --norc --noprofile If it is not reproducible with your terminal emulator, try: * xterm -e env -i /path/to/bash-devel/bash --norc --noprofile * xterm -e env 'TERM=' /path/to/bash-devel/bash --norc --noprofile emanuele6