Public bug reported: ===[Version information]===
Description: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) Release: 16.04 Package: vlc-nox State: installed Automatically installed: yes Version: 2.2.2-4 Priority: optional Section: universe/net Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Architecture: amd64 Uncompressed Size: 9484 k vlc --version VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80) VLC version 2.2.2 Weatherwax (2.2.2-0-g6259d80) Compiled by buildd on lcy01-17.buildd (Feb 18 2016 05:33:32) Compiler: gcc version 5.3.1 20160216 (Ubuntu 5.3.1-9ubuntu1) This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. You may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License; see the file named COPYING for details. Written by the VideoLAN team; see the AUTHORS file. ===[The problem]=== Vlc crashes after trying to play a stream or MP3 file or MPEG file. Perhaps on more formats. I did not test that. The segmentation fault can be reproduced by playing a MP3 stream vlc http://icecast.omroep.nl/3fm-alternative-mp3 VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80) [0000000000de3148] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. [00007f298c000e88] http access: Raw-audio server found, mp3 demuxer selected [00007f2984005b08] mpgatofixed32 audio converter error: libmad error: bad main_data_begin pointer [00007f2984005b08] mpgatofixed32 audio converter error: libmad error: bad main_data_begin pointer Segmentation fault (core dumped) The segmentation fault also occurs when playing a MP3 file vlc /tmp/song.mp3 VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80) [00000000025f8148] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. Segmentation fault (core dumped) Some extra information about the MP3 file. file /tmp/song.mp3 /tmp/song.mp3: Audio file with ID3 version 2.4.0, contains: MPEG ADTS, layer III, v1, 128 kbps, 44.1 kHz, Stereo And the segmentation fault also occurs when trying to play a mpeg video file. vlc test.mpeg VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80) [000000000171e148] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. libva info: VA-API version 0.39.0 libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0 libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_39 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 [00007ff91cc0dd48] avcodec decoder: Using OpenGL/VAAPI/libswscale backend for VDPAU for hardware decoding. [h264 @ 0x7ff91cc626e0] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91ccbb320] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91cd02b40] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91cd4a360] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91cc626e0] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91ccbb320] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91cd02b40] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91cd4a360] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91cc626e0] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91ccbb320] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91cd02b40] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91cd4a360] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture [h264 @ 0x7ff91cc626e0] hardware accelerator failed to decode picture Segmentation fault (core dumped) file test.mpeg test.mpeg: ISO Media, MP4 v1 [ISO 14496-1:ch13] ** Affects: vlc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1566485 Title: Segmentation fault while playing stream, audio file or video To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1566485/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs