linux-kernel - RE: 3.x/libc6 -- out of ideas -- launching chrome results in an immediate crash of Xvnc everytime [SOLVED, well root cause found anyway]

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Date:	Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:23:52 +0200
From:	"Ola Lundqvist" <ola@...uza.com>
To:	"Justin Piszcz" <jpiszcz@...idpixels.com>
Cc:	vnc-list@...lvnc.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ap@...arrain.com
Subject: RE: 3.x/libc6 -- out of ideas -- launching chrome results in an
	immediate crash of Xvnc everytime [SOLVED, well root cause found anyway]

Hi Justin

This is clearly a bug in VNC. Can you please report this problem separately.

Best regards,

// Ola

Quoting "Justin Piszcz" <jpiszcz@...idpixels.com>:
> Hi,
>
> It came down to this Google Chrome extension:
>
> Name: Extensions Manager (aka switcher)
> Version: 0.1.6.95_0
>
> When this extension is enabled in 64-bit Linux when I launch Google Chrome
> on two separate machines (both 64-bit/Debian), it crashes Xvnc, when I
> disable/remove this extension, Xvnc no longer crashes (at least it has not
> yet :-))
>
> All of this hassle due to 1 bad plug-in; in any event though there is a bug
> in X/VNC, an application should not crash VNC.
>
> Just a heads up to anyone else who sees this problem.
>
> Justin.
>
>
>



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