Bug#880979: libreoffice-calc: Crash after starting NLPsolver

[Rene Engelhard]

severity 880979 grave
reassign 880979 src:linux
forcemerge 880979 865303 
affects 880979 libreoffice-wiki-publisher
affects 880979 libreoffice-nlpsolver
affects 880979 libreoffice-calc
thanks

Hi,

On Mon, Nov 06, 2017 at 04:36:29PM +0100, Sulyok Attila wrote:
> I experinenced an immediate crach when starting NLPsolver extension.  

The NLPsolver extension is in libreoffice-nlpsolver, not in -calc...

> I am regular user of this non-linear extension package.
> Recently, I updated my Libreoffice-set to 5.4.2 from stretch-backport.

... and your kernel, probably ... longer ago...

> I have worked on my sheets for a week, and now I started an NLPsolver step 
> that caused a prompt crash.

Yes, known. It's Java.

> I repeated it a few times with the same crashing end.
> I checked the installation and everything was good.
> I deleted and reinstalled the NLP extension, but it did not help.
> 
> A cleared the whole libreoffice installation and went back to the 5.2.7 
> version of the stable, beacause it worked well previously.
> I received the same crashing result.

Exactly. Because it's not LO at fault.

> Because the NLP package itself is not a new one, I assume there is some 
> glitch in the debian package and/or there is 
> some faulty error treating in the LibreOffice.

No, in Java and the kernel.

> Now I see two problems.
> 1. It is not a normal situation if the Calc of LibreOffice crashes when 
> something is not proper in its environment.

Correct.

> 2. What do I need to do to restore my LibreOffice ability to use the NLP 
> again ?

Fix the Linux kernel and/or Java. Or use amd64 instead of i386. This is
a know problem and doesn't happen on amd64.

See

#865303 [G|u|=☣] [src:linux] libreoffice: Libreoffice Java features crash with 
Linux 3.16.43-2+deb8u1

(and the bugs merged with it)

#876051 [i|+|☣] [openjdk-8-jre-headless] i386 applications using JNI may crash 
due to Hotspot workaround for Exec Shield
#876068 [i|+|☣] [openjdk-7-jre-headless] i386 applications using JNI may crash 
due to Hotspot workaround for Exec Shield

and

#876069 [i|+|☺☣] [openjdk-9-jre-headless] i386 applications using JNI may crash 
due to Hotspot workaround for Exec Shield 

(I just noticed that this fixed, not available in stable yet. Maybe I should
force that newe(er) OpenJDK 9 for i386 for buster/sid/stretch-backports if it's
available there.)

See also the press coverage months ago:

https://lwn.net/Articles/727206/
https://lwn.net/Articles/727703/

Regards,

Rene

Processed: Re: Bug#880979: libreoffice-calc: Crash after starting NLPsolver

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> severity 880979 grave
Bug #880979 [libreoffice-calc] libreoffice-calc: Crash after starting NLPsolver
Severity set to 'grave' from 'normal'
> reassign 880979 src:linux
Bug #880979 [libreoffice-calc] libreoffice-calc: Crash after starting NLPsolver
Bug reassigned from package 'libreoffice-calc' to 'src:linux'.
No longer marked as found in versions libreoffice/1:5.2.7-1.
Ignoring request to alter fixed versions of bug #880979 to the same values 
previously set
> forcemerge 880979 865303
Bug #880979 [src:linux] libreoffice-calc: Crash after starting NLPsolver
Bug #869613 [src:linux] libreoffice write crashes (Debian 9)
Removed indication that 869613 affects libreoffice-writer, openjdk-8-jre, 
openjdk-7-jre, libreoffice, libreoffice-base, jsvc, security.debian.org, 
live-build, openjdk-9-jre, and rustc
Removed indication that 865303 affects rustc, security.debian.org, live-build, 
jsvc, openjdk-9-jre, libreoffice-writer, libreoffice, openjdk-7-jre, 
libreoffice-base, and openjdk-8-jre
Removed indication that 865866 affects libreoffice-writer, openjdk-8-jre, 
libreoffice, libreoffice-base, openjdk-7-jre, jsvc, security.debian.org, 
live-build, openjdk-9-jre, and rustc
Removed indication that 869161 affects libreoffice, libreoffice-base, 
openjdk-7-jre, openjdk-8-jre, libreoffice-writer, rustc, openjdk-9-jre, jsvc, 
security.debian.org, and live-build
Removed indication that 869649 affects rustc, openjdk-9-jre, 
security.debian.org, live-build, jsvc, libreoffice-writer, libreoffice-base, 
openjdk-7-jre, libreoffice, and openjdk-8-jre
Removed indication that 870070 affects openjdk-9-jre, live-build, jsvc, 
security.debian.org, rustc, libreoffice-writer, openjdk-8-jre, openjdk-7-jre, 
libreoffice-base, and libreoffice
Removed indication that 875269 affects openjdk-8-jre, libreoffice, 
libreoffice-base, openjdk-7-jre, libreoffice-writer, openjdk-9-jre, jsvc, 
live-build, security.debian.org, and rustc
Removed indication that 876021 affects rustc, openjdk-9-jre, jsvc, 
security.debian.org, live-build, libreoffice, libreoffice-base, openjdk-7-jre, 
openjdk-8-jre, and libreoffice-writer
Removed indication that 876458 affects rustc, jsvc, live-build, 
security.debian.org, openjdk-9-jre, libreoffice-writer, libreoffice, 
libreoffice-base, openjdk-7-jre, and openjdk-8-jre
Removed indication that 877339 affects libreoffice-base, libreoffice, 
openjdk-7-jre, openjdk-8-jre, libreoffice-writer, rustc, jsvc, live-build, 
security.debian.org, and openjdk-9-jre
Removed indication that 877809 affects libreoffice-writer, libreoffice, 
openjdk-7-jre, libreoffice-base, openjdk-8-jre, rustc, openjdk-9-jre, 
live-build, jsvc, and security.debian.org
Bug #880979 [src:linux] libreoffice-calc: Crash after starting NLPsolver
The source linux and version 3.2.89-1 do not appear to match any binary packages
Marked as found in versions linux/3.16.43-2+deb8u1, linux/4.11.6-1, 
linux/3.2.89-1, linux/4.9.30-2+deb9u1, and linux/4.9.30-2+deb9u2.
Added tag(s) upstream and confirmed.
Bug #865303 [src:linux] libreoffice: Libreoffice Java features crash with Linux 
3.16.43-2+deb8u1
Bug #865866 [src:linux] libreoffice-writer crash on startup Debian 9 i386 arch
Bug #869161 [src:linux] libreoffice-base crashes with code 139 when creating a 
new base or opening an existing one
Bug #869649 [src:linux] Debian 9 i386 - Libreoffice write crash
Bug #870070 [src:linux] Debian 9.1 stretch: LibreOffice Writer crashes at 
startup
Bug #875269 [src:linux] libreoffice-base: LibreOffice-Base crashes when trying 
to open Tables view in Debian 9 Stretch.
Bug #876021 [src:linux] libreoffice-writer: launching writer makes libreoffice 
crash
Bug #876458 [src:linux] LibreOffice Writer does not launch
Bug #877339 [src:linux] libreoffice-core: libreoffice SEGV in _expand_stack_to 
on most documents
Bug #877809 [src:linux] libreoffice writer java kernel crash
Merged 865303 865866 869161 869613 869649 870070 875269 876021 876458 877339 
877809 880979
> affects 880979 libreoffice-wiki-publisher
Bug #880979 [src:linux] libreoffice-calc: Crash after starting NLPsolver
Bug #865303 [src:linux] libreoffice: Libreoffice Java features crash with Linux 
3.16.43-2+deb8u1
Bug #865866 [src:linux] libreoffice-writer crash on startup Debian 9 i386 arch
Bug #869161 [src:linux] libreoffice-base crashes with code 139 when creating a 
new base or opening an existing one
Bug #869613 [src:linux] libreoffice write crashes (Debian 9)
Bug #869649 [src:linux] Debian 9 i386 - Libreoffice write crash
Bug #870070 [src:linux] Debian 9.1 stretch: LibreOffice Writer crashes at 
startup
Bug #875269 [src:linux] libreoffice-base: LibreOffice-Base crashes when trying 
to open Tables view in Debian 9 Stretch.
Bug #876021 [src:linux] libreoffice-writer: launching writer makes libreoffice 
crash
Bug #876458 [src:linux] LibreOffice Writer does not launch
Bug #877339 [src:linux] libreoffice-core: libreoffice SEGV in _expand_stack_to 
on most documents
Bug #877809