We believe that this bug is caused by an invalid cache file, or broken hardware, and I am thus closing the bug, so we can focus on newer ones.
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/947086 Title: apt_check.py crashed with SIGSEGV in VerStr() Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Happened after logging in. The "A problem occurred when checking for updates" indicator icon was active in the panel at this time. ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: update-notifier-common 0.118.1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Mar 5 06:25:59 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt_check.py InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7 PackageArchitecture: all ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SegvAnalysis: Segfault happened at: 0x7fe208e02ba6 <_ZN11pkgDepCache8CheckDepEN8pkgCache11DepIteratorEiRNS0_11PkgIteratorE+406>: mov (%rsi),%r8d PC (0x7fe208e02ba6) ok source "(%rsi)" (0x7fefdc6f1dc8) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! destination "%r8d" ok SegvReason: reading unknown VMA Signal: 11 SourcePackage: update-notifier StacktraceTop: pkgDepCache::CheckDep(pkgCache::DepIterator, int, pkgCache::PkgIterator&) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12 pkgDepCache::DependencyState(pkgCache::DepIterator&) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12 pkgDepCache::Update(OpProgress*) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12 pkgDepCache::Init(OpProgress*) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12 pkgCacheFile::BuildDepCache(OpProgress*) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12 Title: apt_check.py crashed with SIGSEGV in pkgDepCache::CheckDep() UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-02 (3 days ago) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/947086/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp