Wireshark segmentation fault

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2017-03-13
hopes

Wireshark segmentation fault

I'm getting a Wireshark seg fault when I tried to execute the application today.

System fully updated running in VMWare 12.1.
Host is Windows 10 Home x64

This is a Kali 2016.2 XFCE version with the awesome g0tmi1k post install script. Machine running great for the last 12 months.

Details:

Code:

[root:/]# uname -a Linux kali 4.6.0-kali1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.6.4-1kali1 (2016-07-21) x86_64 GNU/Linux [root:/]# cat /etc/*-release DISTRIB_ID=Kali DISTRIB_RELEASE=kali-rolling DISTRIB_CODENAME=kali-rolling DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Kali GNU/Linux Rolling" PRETTY_NAME="Kali GNU/Linux Rolling" NAME="Kali GNU/Linux" ID=kali VERSION="2016.2" VERSION_ID="2016.2" ID_LIKE=debian ANSI_COLOR="1;31" HOME_URL="http://www.kali.org/" SUPPORT_URL="http://forums.kali.org/" BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.kali.org/" [root:/]# cat /proc/version Linux version 4.6.0-kali1-amd64 ([email protected]) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Debian 5.4.0-6) ) #1 SMP Debian 4.6.4-1kali1 (2016-07-21) [root:/]# cat /etc/issue Kali GNU/Linux Rolling \n \l

Here's the gdb backtrace:

Quote:

[root:~/Downloads]# gdb /usr/bin/wireshark
GNU gdb (Debian 7.12-6) 7.12.0.20161007-git
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Reading symbols from /usr/bin/wireshark...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/wireshark
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
[New Thread 0x7fffe1352700 (LWP 90217)]
[New Thread 0x7fffdb7fd700 (LWP 90218)]
[New Thread 0x7fffdaffc700 (LWP 90219)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd8e36700 (LWP 90223)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd17c7700 (LWP 90224)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd0fc6700 (LWP 90225)]
[New Thread 0x7fffcbfff700 (LWP 90226)]

Thread 1 "wireshark" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff0ab175b in wtap_encap_string () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwiretap.so.6
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007ffff0ab175b in wtap_encap_string () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwiretap.so.6
#1 0x00007ffff445af9d in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwireshark.so.8
#2 0x00007ffff4ccf38f in register_all_protocols () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwireshark.so.8
#3 0x00007ffff4172868 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwireshark.so.8
#4 0x00007ffff414ddc7 in epan_init () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwireshark.so.8
#5 0x00005555556a26fa in main ()
(gdb)

Already tried to remove and resintall with no luck.

Any idea what to try?

Thanks a lot.
2017-03-13
mec

Hi,

same with me. Fully updated, running on Lenovo Thinkpad.
Segmentation fault, with /var/log/messages saying:

Quote:

Mar 13 16:40:08 kali kernel: [ 64.353472] wireshark[1477]: segfault at 0 ip 00007efd9477c75b sp 00007ffca9924440 error 4 in libwiretap.so.6.0.4[7efd9473a000+67000]

Code:

root@kali:~# uname -a Linux kali 4.6.0-kali1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.6.4-1kali1 (2016-07-21) x86_64 GNU/Linux root@kali:~# cat /etc/*-release DISTRIB_ID=Kali DISTRIB_RELEASE=kali-rolling DISTRIB_CODENAME=kali-rolling DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Kali GNU/Linux Rolling" PRETTY_NAME="Kali GNU/Linux Rolling" NAME="Kali GNU/Linux" ID=kali VERSION="2016.2" VERSION_ID="2016.2" ID_LIKE=debian ANSI_COLOR="1;31" HOME_URL="http://www.kali.org/" SUPPORT_URL="http://forums.kali.org/" BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.kali.org/" root@kali:~# cat /proc/version Linux version 4.6.0-kali1-amd64 ([email protected]) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Debian 5.4.0-6) ) #1 SMP Debian 4.6.4-1kali1 (2016-07-21) root@kali:~# cat /etc/issue Kali GNU/Linux Rolling \n \l
2017-03-15
thesavvy

Hello guys,
Please, i booted Kali (virtual box image) successfully. But when i tried to launch wireshark ( command line / gui) i received an error of Segmentation fault. Though, the screen flickers as if it would launch but nothing shows.
Thanks.

Host: Windows 10 / HP Zbook core i7 32gb ram nvidia quadro k3100
Virtual Machine: VirtualBox
Guest: Kali linux..latest
2017-03-17
mec

Hi,

although there was an update for wireshark and libraries today, which made me confident, unfortunately it still does not work. Anyone ideas?
2017-03-17
grid

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Wireshark is working fine for me. Granted, I haven't updated Kali in a few days. Here's a screenshot of the Help/About.Attachment 2313
2017-03-18
hopes

I think we definitely have something broken with our setup cause I tried with a couple of other installs and everything works just fine.
Now the point is trying to understand what is broken...

p.s. added my system details in the first post as per admin request. Sorry to not have followed the rules.
2017-03-20
sml156

I would update if I were you then see if it fixes itself. You are defiantly not fully updated.

Code:

root@Pihole_kali:~# uname -a Linux Pihole_kali 4.9.0-kali3-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 4.9.13-1kali3 (2017-03-13) i686 GNU/Linux root@Pihole_kali:~# cat /etc/*-release DISTRIB_ID=Kali DISTRIB_RELEASE=kali-rolling DISTRIB_CODENAME=kali-rolling DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Kali GNU/Linux Rolling" PRETTY_NAME="Kali GNU/Linux Rolling" NAME="Kali GNU/Linux" ID=kali VERSION="2016.2" VERSION_ID="2016.2" ID_LIKE=debian ANSI_COLOR="1;31" HOME_URL="http://www.kali.org/" SUPPORT_URL="http://forums.kali.org/" BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.kali.org/" root@Pihole_kali:~# cat /proc/version Linux version 4.9.0-kali3-686-pae ([email protected]) (gcc version 6.3.0 20170205 (Debian 6.3.0-6) ) #1 SMP Debian 4.9.13-1kali3 (2017-03-13)root@Pihole_kali:~#

Update with this

Code:

apt clean && apt update && apt -y upgrade && apt -y dist-upgrade && apt autoclean

You might have to use apt-get not sure if 4.6 could use apt.
2017-03-20
mec

Wow! Dist-upgrade indeed worked, thank you very much!
As I had downloaded the iso just recently I had thought to have the latest version. Anyhow, wireshark now is running. :-)
2017-03-20
stykyt

Quote:

Originally Posted by sml156

...

Update with this

Code:

apt clean && apt update && apt -y upgrade && apt -y dist-upgrade && apt autoclean

You might have to use apt-get not sure if 4.6 could use apt.

Fixed it for me too, thank you. I had also recently installed fresh from rolling repository but this caught quite a few things to update.
2017-03-21
hopes

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Thanks a lot!
It worked for me too.
I missed we updated to kernel 4.9 :o
Up and running again.
Cheers
Attachment 2323
2017-03-21
sml156

Your all welcome :cool:

I usually use that command every month or 2.

I run the lite with XFCE in a VM, After a bunch of updates/upgrades I will clone the VM and then 7zip the folder with the current date in the filename just in case I have to roll back. One note about the 7zip file is that it ends up being about half the size of the original but takes about a hour to build but about half an hour to restore on my desktop.
2017-03-24
[email protected]

This solution does indeed solve the segfault issue. For learning purposes, I tried to give a little more detail as to why the problem occurs in the first place over here . Feedback is definitely appreciated, thanks!
2017-04-04
nagirome

Just update :o
Good Luck
2017-05-05
8ot-79

Quote:

Originally Posted by sml156

(...)

Update with this

Code:

apt clean && apt update && apt -y upgrade && apt -y dist-upgrade && apt autoclean

You might have to use apt-get not sure if 4.6 could use apt.

@ Sml156: thanks so much for your help! (I recently started using kali linux and I did not know what to do to fix the problem segmentation fault)
Your command line worked for me too, great ! :)