In dpkgpm.cc the crash happens in a loop over a list. Each list item ought to have a Pkg associated with it, but if that's not the case, this crash might happen. It would be best to check if (*I).Pkg is of the right type, the attached patch only checks for NULL.
** Patch added: "apt_apport-nullcheck.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/939867/+attachment/2820917/+files/apt_apport-nullcheck.patch ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/939867 Title: apt-get crashed with SIGSEGV in Name() To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/939867/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
