keybase / keybase/keybase-issues

Segfault / X crash

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Description

X just restarted and dump me to the login screen, killing all applications running in it. Checking dmesg the last line is:

[308534.777993] Keybase[12178]: segfault at 968 ip 00007f14f7bc8fe3 sp 00007ffc7fcde630 error 4 in libX11.so.6.3.0[7f14f7b9b000+13c000]

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Start with the reported dmesg entry for Keybase and the libX11.so.6.3.0 segfault; no source file, test, or reproduction steps are provided. Gather a reproducible crash and the relevant client and X logs, then identify the cause and verify that X no longer restarts with applications lost.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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