[root:~/Downloads]# gdb /usr/bin/wireshark
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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)