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VLC 2.0.5 dumps with segmentation fault

Log reported from Kernel version:

Linux darkstar 3.6.11-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Dec 18 08:57:15 CET 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Jan 19 01:02:03 darkstar kernel: [ 7933.164815] vlc[2278]: segfault at 0 ip b6ed3734 sp b269a5e0 error 4 in libdvdnav.so.4.1.2[b6ecc000+14000]
Jan 20 02:47:29 darkstar kernel: [100658.546270] vlc[8821]: segfault at 0 ip b6e65734 sp b262c5e0 error 4 in libdvdnav.so.4.1.2[b6e5e000+14000]
Jan 21 02:21:47 darkstar kernel: [185516.497929] vlc[12077]: segfault at 0 ip b6e24734 sp b25eb5e0 error 4 in libdvdnav.so.4.1.2[b6e1d000+14000]

Under gdb trace:
$ gdb vlc
GNU gdb (GDB) 7.5.1
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Reading symbols from /usr/bin/vlc...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
(gdb) set logging file vlctrace.log
(gdb) set logging on
Copying output to vlctrace.log.
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/vlc
warning: Could not load shared library symbols for linux-gate.so.1.
Do you need "set solib-search-path" or "set sysroot"?
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/usr/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
VLC media player 2.0.5 Twoflower (revision 2.0.5-0-g1661b7d)
[New Thread 0xb76efb40 (LWP 13305)]
[0x804d920] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0.3400.3-gdb.py", line 9, in <module>
from gobject import register
File "/usr/share/glib-2.0/gdb/gobject.py", line 3, in <module>
import gdb.backtrace
ImportError: No module named backtrace
[New Thread 0xb6c8cb40 (LWP 13306)]
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
[New Thread 0xb2f68b40 (LWP 13307)]
[Thread 0xb2f68b40 (LWP 13307) exited]
[New Thread 0xb2ee7b40 (LWP 13308)]
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.2.0
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.12 for DVD access
libdvdread: Attempting to use device /dev/loop0 mounted on /media for CSS authentication
libdvdread: Could not open /dev/loop0 with libdvdcss.
libdvdread: Can't open /dev/loop0 for reading
libdvdread: Device /dev/loop0 inaccessible, CSS authentication not available.
libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device.
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/t0mm13b/.dvdnav/.map'
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00fd0000. Regions: 2

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:915 ***
*** for pgc->cell_playback_offset != 0 ***


*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:915 ***
*** for pgc->cell_playback_offset != 0 ***


*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:915 ***
*** for pgc->cell_playback_offset != 0 ***


Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 0xb2ee7b40 (LWP 13308)]
0xb771f734 in dvdnav_describe_title_chapters () from /usr/lib/libdvdnav.so.4
(gdb) bt
#0 0xb771f734 in dvdnav_describe_title_chapters () from /usr/lib/libdvdnav.so.4
#1 0xb7fc1856 in ?? () from /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/access/libdvdnav_plugin.so
#2 0xb7f2d580 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5
#3 0xb7f2dcc3 in vlc_module_load () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5
#4 0xb7f2e1e2 in module_need () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5
#5 0xb7edb17a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5
#6 0xb7ee979d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5
#7 0xb7eea960 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5
#8 0xb7eeebdc in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5
#9 0xb7e84d08 in start_thread () from /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0
#10 0xb7db8cce in clone () from /usr/lib/libc.so.6
(gdb) set logging off
Done logging to vlctrace.log.
(gdb) quit
A debugging session is active.

Inferior 1 [process 13297] will be killed.

Quit anyway? (y or n)
Please answer y or n.
A debugging session is active.

Inferior 1 [process 13297] will be killed.

Quit anyway? (y or n) y


Mount an ISO as loopback, i.e. sudo mount -o loop DVD.iso /media
Launch VLC and point it to /media by selecting open Disc from menu.
The crash occurs.