Public bug reported: Much of the time, firefox 47.0 will crash when displayed remotely. Both local and remote PCs are Ubuntu 14.04 with all patches applied as of today.
To reproduce, log into pc1 console then "ssh -X pc2.domain.dom" then: >firefox -P --no-remote [7663] ###!!! ABORT: X_ShmPutImage: BadShmSeg (invalid shared segment parameter); 2 requests ago: file /build/firefox-sKY334/firefox-47.0+build3/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp, line 157 [7663] ###!!! ABORT: X_ShmPutImage: BadShmSeg (invalid shared segment parameter); 2 requests ago: file /build/firefox-sKY334/firefox-47.0+build3/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp, line 157 ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump cloned child 7815 ExceptionHandler::SendContinueSignalToChild sent continue signal to child ExceptionHandler::WaitForContinueSignal waiting for continue signal... Segmentation fault (core dumped) This did not happen with 46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3. It is stable, confirmed with downgrade on pc2. Tested on 3 different systems with identical results. 1) >lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS Release: 14.04 2) >apt-cache policy firefox firefox: Installed: 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Candidate: 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Version table: *** 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 0 3) Firefox should launch and be relatively stable 4) Firefox crashes with one of the following errors: [7663] ###!!! ABORT: X_ShmPutImage: BadShmSeg (invalid shared segment parameter); 2 requests ago: file /build/firefox-sKY334/firefox-47.0+build3/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp, line 157 [15679] ###!!! ABORT: X_ShmDetach: BadShmSeg (invalid shared segment parameter); 2 requests ago: file /build/firefox- sKY334/firefox-47.0+build3/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp, line 157 [15920] ###!!! ABORT: X_ShmAttach: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource denied); 3 requests ago: file /build/firefox- sKY334/firefox-47.0+build3/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp, line 157 ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1594953 Title: 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 crashes on remote X11 display Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Much of the time, firefox 47.0 will crash when displayed remotely. Both local and remote PCs are Ubuntu 14.04 with all patches applied as of today. To reproduce, log into pc1 console then "ssh -X pc2.domain.dom" then: >firefox -P --no-remote [7663] ###!!! ABORT: X_ShmPutImage: BadShmSeg (invalid shared segment parameter); 2 requests ago: file /build/firefox-sKY334/firefox-47.0+build3/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp, line 157 [7663] ###!!! ABORT: X_ShmPutImage: BadShmSeg (invalid shared segment parameter); 2 requests ago: file /build/firefox-sKY334/firefox-47.0+build3/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp, line 157 ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump cloned child 7815 ExceptionHandler::SendContinueSignalToChild sent continue signal to child ExceptionHandler::WaitForContinueSignal waiting for continue signal... Segmentation fault (core dumped) This did not happen with 46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3. It is stable, confirmed with downgrade on pc2. Tested on 3 different systems with identical results. 1) >lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS Release: 14.04 2) >apt-cache policy firefox firefox: Installed: 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Candidate: 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Version table: *** 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 0 3) Firefox should launch and be relatively stable 4) Firefox crashes with one of the following errors: [7663] ###!!! ABORT: X_ShmPutImage: BadShmSeg (invalid shared segment parameter); 2 requests ago: file /build/firefox-sKY334/firefox-47.0+build3/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp, line 157 [15679] ###!!! ABORT: X_ShmDetach: BadShmSeg (invalid shared segment parameter); 2 requests ago: file /build/firefox- sKY334/firefox-47.0+build3/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp, line 157 [15920] ###!!! ABORT: X_ShmAttach: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource denied); 3 requests ago: file /build/firefox- sKY334/firefox-47.0+build3/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp, line 157 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1594953/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp