Bug 1079665

Summary: [abrt] empathy: g_variant_type_info_check(): empathy killed by SIGSEGV
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Igor Gnatenko <ignatenko>
Component: empathyAssignee: Brian Pepple <bdpepple>
Status: CLOSED WORKSFORME QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: unspecified Docs Contact:
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Version: 22CC: alexvillacislasso, bdpepple, fidelleon, hartsjc, lpetrovi, neilsbb, nicolas.mailhot, paul, uraeus
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Unspecified   
URL: https://retrace.fedoraproject.org/faf/reports/bthash/2bd7fc8a6f4007547942c16c943ead9eed905df4
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:b2ca95580b6d1ec5a337e1ba2dec95f4683badc8
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File: backtrace
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File: cgroup
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File: core_backtrace
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File: dso_list
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File: environ
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File: exploitable
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File: limits
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File: maps
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File: open_fds
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Description Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:04 UTC 
Version-Release number of selected component:
empathy-3.11.92-1.fc21

Additional info:
reporter:       libreport-2.2.0
backtrace_rating: 4
cmdline:        empathy
crash_function: g_variant_type_info_check
executable:     /usr/bin/empathy
kernel:         3.14.0-0.rc7.git2.1.fc21.x86_64
runlevel:       N 5
type:           CCpp
uid:            1000

Truncated backtrace:
Thread no. 1 (10 frames)
 #0 g_variant_type_info_check at gvarianttypeinfo.c:162
 #1 g_variant_type_info_get_type_string at gvarianttypeinfo.c:198
 #2 g_variant_get_type at gvariant.c:2031
 #3 append_value_to_blob at gdbusmessage.c:2424
 #4 append_body_to_blob at gdbusmessage.c:2540
 #5 g_dbus_message_to_blob at gdbusmessage.c:2709
 #6 g_dbus_connection_send_message_unlocked at gdbusconnection.c:1659
 #7 g_dbus_connection_send_message_with_reply_unlocked at gdbusconnection.c:1993
 #8 g_dbus_connection_send_message_with_reply at gdbusconnection.c:2097
 #9 zeitgeist_remote_log_proxy_find_events_async at remote.c:739
Comment 1 Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:09 UTC 
Created attachment 877639 [details]
File: backtrace
Comment 2 Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:11 UTC 
Created attachment 877640 [details]
File: cgroup
Comment 3 Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:13 UTC 
Created attachment 877641 [details]
File: core_backtrace
Comment 4 Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:15 UTC 
Created attachment 877642 [details]
File: dso_list
Comment 5 Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:18 UTC 
Created attachment 877644 [details]
File: environ
Comment 6 Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:20 UTC 
Created attachment 877646 [details]
File: exploitable
Comment 7 Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:22 UTC 
Created attachment 877648 [details]
File: limits
Comment 8 Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:24 UTC 
Created attachment 877650 [details]
File: maps
Comment 9 Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:26 UTC 
Created attachment 877652 [details]
File: open_fds
Comment 10 Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:28 UTC 
Created attachment 877654 [details]
File: proc_pid_status
Comment 11 Igor Gnatenko 2014-03-22 19:43:30 UTC 
Created attachment 877656 [details]
File: var_log_messages
Comment 12 Fidel Leon 2014-03-30 21:29:29 UTC 
Another user experienced a similar problem:

Crash after adding a Jabber account (dukgo.com)

reporter:       libreport-2.2.0
backtrace_rating: 4
cmdline:        /usr/libexec/empathy-chat
crash_function: g_variant_type_info_check
executable:     /usr/libexec/empathy-chat
kernel:         3.14.0-0.rc8.git0.1.fc21.i686
package:        empathy-3.12.0-1.fc21
reason:         empathy-chat killed by SIGSEGV
runlevel:       N 5
type:           CCpp
uid:            1000
Comment 13 James Hartsock 2014-08-22 16:35:37 UTC 
Downgrade zeitgeist-libs resolves issues
zeitgeist-libs-0.9.14-3.fc20.x86_64 -> zeitgeist-libs-0.9.14-2.fc20.x86_64


Prior to downgrade error for me was:

(empathy:20503): folks-WARNING **: backend-store.vala:409: Error preparing Backend 'bluez': No BlueZ 5 object manager running, so the BlueZ backend will be inactive. Either your BlueZ installation is too old (only version 5 is supported) or the service can’t be started.

(empathy:20503): folks-WARNING **: backend-store.vala:409: Error preparing Backend 'ofono': No oFono object manager running, so the oFono backend will be inactive. Either oFono isn’t installed or the service can’t be started.

(empathy:20503): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_ref: assertion 'value->ref_count > 0' failed

(empathy:20503): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value->ref_count > 0' failed

(empathy:20503): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_ref: assertion 'value->ref_count > 0' failed

(empathy:20503): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value->ref_count > 0' failed

(empathy:20503): telepathy-CRITICAL **: _logger_logger_vanished: assertion 'conn != NULL' failed

(empathy:20503): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: Error while sending AddMatch() message: The connection is closed

(empathy:20503): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: Error while sending AddMatch() message: The connection is closed

(empathy:20503): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: Error while sending AddMatch() message: The connection is closed

(empathy:20503): telepathy-CRITICAL **: _logger_logger_vanished: assertion 'conn != NULL' failed
g_dbus_connection_real_closed: Remote peer vanished with error: Underlying GIOStream returned 0 bytes on an async read (g-io-error-quark, 0). Exiting.
Terminated
Comment 14 Jaroslav Reznik 2015-03-03 15:37:22 UTC 
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 22 development cycle.
Changing version to '22'.

More information and reason for this action is here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Program_Management/HouseKeeping/Fedora22
Comment 15 Igor Gnatenko 2016-03-20 10:19:57 UTC 
no comments for long time.