This bug was fixed in the package qemu-kvm - 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.20
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qemu-kvm (1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.20) precise-proposed; urgency=medium
* Fix segfault on qemu-img convert with nonexistent source file (LP: #1388036)
-- Serge Hallyn serge.hal...@ubuntu.com Thu, 20 Nov 2014
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1388036
Title:
qemu-img segmentation fault when asking for
** Description changed:
+
+ Impact: qemu-img segfaults
+ Test case: qemu-img convert -O qcow2 -o ? a b
+ Regression potential: this only ensures that data is initialized before we
call a fn dereferencing it. Any regressions will be localized to
Hello Neil, or anyone else affected,
Accepted qemu-kvm into precise-proposed. The package will build now and
be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/1.0+noroms-
0ubuntu14.20 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package.
ubuntu@srv-puxvl:~$ uname -a
Linux srv-puxvl 3.2.0-70-virtual #105-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 24 20:06:46 UTC 2014
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ubuntu@srv-puxvl:~$ dpkg -s qemu-utils | grep Version
Version: 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.20
ubuntu@srv-puxvl:~$ qemu-img convert -O qcow2 -o ? a b
Supported
ubuntu@srv-3wzed:~$ uname -a
Linux srv-3wzed 3.2.0-69-virtual #103-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 2 05:28:41 UTC 2014
i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
ubuntu@srv-3wzed:~$ dpkg -s qemu-utils | grep Version
Version: 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.20
ubuntu@srv-3wzed:~$ qemu-img convert -O qcow2 -o ? a b
Supported options:
size
Thanks! Brilliant example of how assumptions can interfere with bug
reproductions. I had never tried with 'a' not existing. That appears
to be the trigger.
** Also affects: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu Precise)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu)
Importance:
