Ants, I am closing this bug because it has been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu - Oneiric Ocelot.
This is a significant bug in Ubuntu. If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please do steps 1 and 2 of the SRU Procedure [1] to bring the need to a developer's attention. [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch) Release: 11.10 apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2 Candidate: 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Attachment removed: "ThreadStacktrace.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/792453/+attachment/2169921/+files/ThreadStacktrace.txt ** Attachment removed: "Stacktrace.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/792453/+attachment/2169920/+files/Stacktrace.txt ** Attachment removed: "ThreadStacktrace.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/792453/+attachment/2153620/+files/ThreadStacktrace.txt ** Attachment removed: "Stacktrace.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/792453/+attachment/2153619/+files/Stacktrace.txt ** Attachment removed: "Registers.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/792453/+attachment/2153618/+files/Registers.txt ** Attachment removed: "ProcStatus.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/792453/+attachment/2153617/+files/ProcStatus.txt ** Attachment removed: "ProcMaps.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/792453/+attachment/2153616/+files/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment removed: "Disassembly.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/792453/+attachment/2153615/+files/Disassembly.txt ** Visibility changed to: Public ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/792453 Title: [Upstream] Writer crashes saving .doc as .doc soffice.bin crashed with SIGSEGV in OutputTextNode() Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Fix Released Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: libreoffice 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 Version table: *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 3) What is expected to happen in LibreOffice Writer via the Terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/792143/+attachment/2152945/+files/UPU0001_Ass1_GroupAnalysis_Template.doc && lowriter -nologo UPU0001_Ass1_GroupAnalysis_Template.doc is when one saves in .doc format, Writer does not immediately close, with the reopened file has all it's changes lost. 4) What happens instead is LO immediately closes and the changes are lost. WORKAROUND: Save as .odt file type. ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: libreoffice-core 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-9.43-generic 2.6.38.4 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-9-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Jun 3 12:48:35 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin -writer -nologo UPU0001_Ass1_GroupAnalysis_Template.doc ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SegvAnalysis: Segfault happened at: 0x37d450e <OutputTextNode()+4366>: mov (%eax),%eax PC (0x037d450e) ok source "(%eax)" (0x00000000) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! destination "%eax" ok SegvReason: reading NULL VMA Signal: 11 SourcePackage: libreoffice StacktraceTop: OutputTextNode () from /usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.3/program/libmswordli.so OutputContentNode () from /usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.3/program/libmswordli.so WriteText () from /usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.3/program/libmswordli.so WriteSpecialText () from /usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.3/program/libmswordli.so WriteHeaderFooterText () from /usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.3/program/libmswordli.so Title: soffice.bin crashed with SIGSEGV in OutputTextNode() UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-14 (20 days ago) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/792453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

