Crash occurs because of a bug in libtar. They're not respecting the bounds checking code in glibc, and it catches them misbehaving.
Attached patch resolves the issue. This bug should be reassigned to libtar. ** Patch added: "libtar-1.2.11-encode_buffer_overrun_fix.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lordsawar/+bug/1038698/+attachment/3267942/+files/libtar-1.2.11-encode_buffer_overrun_fix.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1038698 Title: core dump when starting new game To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtar/+bug/1038698/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
