Package: libc6
Version: 2.35-3
Severity: important
I ran into this issue while updating packages on a Debian/sid machine,
and the install scripts for "ntpsec" and "tzdata" started failing with
segfault. I couldn't find a way to reproduce it on that machine
immediately. I started suspecting the machine might be failing.
But then I ran into the problem on another machine that runs "bird"
routing daemon, as its control program "birdc" also started segfaulting,
but started working if I set LC_ALL=C. Then I found I could also get the
install scripts on the first machine to work with LC_ALL=C.
So, steps to reproduce:
root# apt-get install bird
root# LC_ALL=asdf birdc
I'm sure there's a way to reproduce it without installing new packages,
but rather than trying to find one, I thought I'd report the problem as
soon as possible, because it smells to me like there might be some
overflow involved...
Best Regards,
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Aleksi Suhonen
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