Had to update python-apport as well as apport, but after doing so, using pitti's recreation steps above I was not able to trigger a failure.
I didn't actually file the fake kernel bug, but apport no longer crashes while parsing my giant syslog file. So I'd say it appears to be resolved in proposed! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/984256 Title: recent_logfile() causes a huge memory leak for large log files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/984256/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs