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This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.24

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apt (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.24) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * fix crash for packages that have no section in their instVersion
    (LP: #1449394)

 -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@xxxxxxxxxx>  Wed, 20 May 2015 16:30:36
+0200

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Crash 854d2ed5e61bf3647f46bb17bb41958c97c4f58d

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in apt source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in apt source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]The apt version 1.0.1ubuntu2.7 from trusty-proposed has a
  regression for some users:

  """
   ConfigValueInSubTree → pkgDepCache → → MarkInstall → pkgDepCache → → MarkInstall → pkgDepCache → → MarkInstall → doAutoInstall:

  #0  __strcmp_ssse3 () at ../sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/strcmp-ssse3.S:241
  No locals.
  #1  0xb7656e25 in ConfigValueInSubTree (SubTree=SubTree@entry=0xb771edc3 "APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections", needle=0x0) at depcache.cc:59
          Opts = 0x99bec98
  #2  0xb765d3d6 in pkgDepCache::MarkInstall (this=0x99c1738, Pkg=..., AutoInst=AutoInst@entry=true, Depth=2, FromUser=FromUser@entry=false, ForceImportantDeps=false) at depcache.cc:1228
  """

  Errors Bucket
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  https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/854d2ed5e61bf3647f46bb17bb41958c97c4f58d

  [Test Case]
  Install deb package that has no section in instVersion, see if program crashes.

  [Regression Potential]
  Adds an additional check to if statement to ensure InstVer->Section != 0.

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