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[RichardNeill <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

Here is how to reliably and repeatably crash the X server.

1. Update Lucid to the latest version, as of 2009-04-01.  Reboot and log
into Gnome

2. Open xfig

3. Left click in drawing area once (to dismiss the xfig banner)

4. Press the 'c' key

5. Left click in the drawing area

6. Xserver instantly crashes (and is restarted by display manager).

This process is reliably repeatable, and I have done so several times to
gather the ltrace and straces attached.

Some more details:
 * 'c' starts the Circle tool. You can click the circle tool button instead, and have the same result.
 * The ellipse tool has the same effect. However all other tools within xfig work just fine.
 * xfig itself doesn't appear to be dying: it is managing to save a "SAVE.fig" file.
 * How the %(&£"%$ is an application failure able to nuke the Xserver?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+3ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Apr  1 23:14:41 2010
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
MachineType: LENOVO 200793G
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   3.3V 32-bit PC Card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-16-generic root=UUID=5dee2242-a2c7-4f67-9ad6-4265f1d22e12 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 08/27/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 79ETE5WW (2.25 )
dmi.board.name: 200793G
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr79ETE5WW(2.25):bd08/27/2009:svnLENOVO:pn200793G:pvrThinkPadT60p:rvnLENOVO:rn200793G:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 200793G
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T60p
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           lucid
 architecture:       i686
 kernel:             2.6.32-16-generic

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid

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xserver crash (repeatable, triggered  by mouse-click)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/553647
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