** Description changed: [Impact] * Running `w -s` crashes. Segmentation fault. It only crashes when there are users in `w` output. [ Test Plan ] * Launch a noble vm. If run `w` doesn't show any user (for example the shell is launched by lxc exec), then run `login -f root` to populate a user in `w` output. * Install the version from -proposed, and run `w -hs`. It shouldn't crash. * Run other `w` options, like without `-s`, and combine `-s` with other options as well. They all shouldn't crash. [ Where problems could occur ] * The backported patch only affects the `w` utility in procps. The tests - should cover most options of `w` utility. + should cover most options of `w` utility. It may regression if we miss + some tests for the options. [ Original description ] Running `w -hs` crashes. The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding procps. This problem was most recently seen with package version 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu4, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/373d37cffbad5aec5447c867001913ba8278a791 contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports. If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/. 917 crashes in the last month on Ubuntu 24.04 makes it #31 on https://errors.ubuntu.com/?release=Ubuntu%2024.04&period=month
** Description changed: [Impact] * Running `w -s` crashes. Segmentation fault. It only crashes when there are users in `w` output. [ Test Plan ] * Launch a noble vm. If run `w` doesn't show any user (for example the shell is launched by lxc exec), then run `login -f root` to populate a user in `w` output. * Install the version from -proposed, and run `w -hs`. It shouldn't crash. * Run other `w` options, like without `-s`, and combine `-s` with other options as well. They all shouldn't crash. [ Where problems could occur ] * The backported patch only affects the `w` utility in procps. The tests - should cover most options of `w` utility. It may regression if we miss - some tests for the options. + should cover most options of `w` utility. It may have regressions if we + miss some tests for the options. [ Original description ] Running `w -hs` crashes. The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding procps. This problem was most recently seen with package version 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu4, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/373d37cffbad5aec5447c867001913ba8278a791 contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports. If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/. 917 crashes in the last month on Ubuntu 24.04 makes it #31 on https://errors.ubuntu.com/?release=Ubuntu%2024.04&period=month -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2080518 Title: /usr/bin/w:11:print_host:print_from:showinfo:main To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procps/+bug/2080518/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
