Tested on apt-1.0.1ubuntu2.20 from trusty-proposed. Tried reproducing according to the test case from description, and verified that apt-cache does not crash:
ubuntu@apt-stress:~/stress-ng$ dpkg -l | grep apt ii apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.20 (while having stress-ng running) ubuntu@apt-stress:~/stress-ng$ for i in `seq 1 10000`;do apt-cache policy vsftpd;done E: Couldn't make mmap of 30021560 bytes - MMap-mmap (12: Cannot allocate memory) E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. ** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-trusty ** Tags added: verification-done-trusty ** Tags added: verification-needed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1815129 Title: apt segfaults when generating cache file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1815129/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
