Pix Crash After Update

[oldcoder22]

Distribution

Mint 22.3

Package version

3.4.10

Frequency

Always

Bug description

Since last software update, Pix crashes on opening. Same issue on 3 different Mint computers.
Occurs when opening a folder residing on a network storage drive (NAS).

Steps to reproduce

Open Pix with the network drive selected.
Select the folder of photos
Photos briefly load - then crashes with a segmentation fault)
believe it to be something updated in the update
(NAS folder accessible through a Mac computer successfully)
I did try disabling video/audio support as suggest with no change

Expected behavior

Photo folder should open normally as it has for the past several months.

Additional information

dmesg Output:
[ 353.873809] pool-pix[3740]: segfault at 103f2 ip 000072cfefd08438 sp 000072d005bfb6a0 error 4 in libexiv2.so.0.27.6[108438,72cfefc8c000+156000] likely on CPU 16 (core 36, socket 0)
[ 353.873825] Code: 64 48 8b 04 25 28 00 00 00 48 89 45 d8 31 c0 e8 be ff ff ff a8 02 74 48 48 8b 03 48 8d 15 70 b8 ff ff 4c 8b 68 28 49 8b 04 24 <48> 8b 80 f0 00 00 00 48 39 d0 0f 85 60 02 00 00 48 8d 05 b1 c2 ff
[ 676.280531] pool-pix[9924]: segfault at f0 ip 0000717dcb708438 sp 0000717dc9e946a0 error 4 in libexiv2.so.0.27.6[108438,717dcb68c000+156000] likely on CPU 10 (core 20, socket 0)
[ 676.280541] Code: 64 48 8b 04 25 28 00 00 00 48 89 45 d8 31 c0 e8 be ff ff ff a8 02 74 48 48 8b 03 48 8d 15 70 b8 ff ff 4c 8b 68 28 49 8b 04 24 <48> 8b 80 f0 00 00 00 48 39 d0 0f 85 60 02 00 00 48 8d 05 b1 c2 ff
steve@Mortar-Mint:~$

[oblongau]

Not using a network drive, but when viewing a local file the image appears then vanishes. My dmesg also refers to libexiv2.so.0.27.6. I did this:

sudo apt install libexiv2-27=0.27.6-1build1
sudo apt-mark hold libexiv2-27

Pix then worked. ChatGPT session: https://chatgpt.com/share/69bb9107-7720-800b-97c1-d7c5ca5c611a

[oldcoder22]

Thanks, oblongau -

That tip appears to have fixed it for me too. Thank you

[PlayeRom]

But this is not a fix, just a workaround, exiv2 introduced security patches, so instead of sweeping the issue under the carpet, please fix PIX to work with the new version of exiv2

[oblongau]

Even though I mentioned the "fix" I agree it is only a work around. Whether it is a Pix problem or a libexiv2 problem I don't know. Presumably the Pix developers can work that out.

Perhaps the issue should not remain closed?

[oldcoder22]

Yes, you’re prolly right. It was the first issue I’ve posted, and to be honest I just meant to post the response- then I noticed it actually closed it. Will see if I can figure out how to reopen it. Either way you saved me time. I really appreciated the ChatGPT session link uh

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