FS#68034 - [ffmpeg] 4.3.1 leads to segfaults
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Opened by Patrick Auernig (valeth) - Monday, 28 September 2020, 15:50 GMT
Last edited by Maxime Gauduin (Alucryd) - Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 07:39 GMT
Opened by Patrick Auernig (valeth) - Monday, 28 September 2020, 15:50 GMT
Last edited by Maxime Gauduin (Alucryd) - Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 07:39 GMT
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Description:
Newer versions of ffmpeg cause crashes in applications like OBS Studio This seems to be an Arch exclusive issue Downgrading to an earlier version before 4.3.* fixes the issue temporarily. This does block other package from upgrading (e.g.: Firefox), which could be a security issue. Additional info: * ffmpeg 4.3.1-2 * Upstream bug (closed): https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues/3510#issuecomment-700095219 Steps to reproduce: - Update ffmpeg - Observe crash |
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Closed by Maxime Gauduin (Alucryd)
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 07:39 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: Should be fixed in OBS 26
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 07:39 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: Should be fixed in OBS 26
What other packages have coredump from the issue? Is the backtrace the same?
See [1] for details on how to obtain the backtrace.
[1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Core_dump#Examining_a_core_dump
Looks like there is some issue with libav allocating or freeing memory
Managed to reproduce this on an Ubuntu based system as well.
See https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues/3510#issuecomment-701496262