#949691 GIMP crash with 'fatal error: Aborted'

Package:
gimp
Source:
gimp
Description:
GNU Image Manipulation Program
Submitter:
Stephan Szyszkoski
Date:
2026-10-19 05:19:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#949691#5
Date:
2020-01-23 17:08:59 UTC
From:
To:
Package: gimp
Version: 2.10.8-2

I am using Debian 10 (buster), kernel 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits.
Running gimp within firejail (firejail - version 0.9.58.2).

In a large image, (2.1 GB), deleting a layer from within one of two
layer groups in the image, the program crashed.  Layer delete was
initiated by right click on layer in the layer tool, and select delete
layer from the popup menu.

Upon restart Gimp recovered the image in the proper state, with the
layer intended to be deleted, actually deleted.

Bug trace info follows:



```
GNU Image Manipulation Program version 2.10.8
git-describe: GIMP_2_10_6-294-ga967e8d2c2
C compiler:
     Using built-in specs.
     COLLECT_GCC=gcc
     COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/8/lto-wrapper
     OFFLOAD_TARGET_NAMES=nvptx-none
     OFFLOAD_TARGET_DEFAULT=1
     Target: x86_64-linux-gnu
     Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Debian
8.2.0-13' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-8/README.Bugs
--enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ 
--prefix=/usr --with-gcc-major-version-only --program-suffix=-8 
--program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --enable-shared 
--enable-linker-build-id --libexecdir=/usr/lib 
--without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --libdir=/usr/lib 
--enable-nls --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug 
--enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new 
--enable-gnu-unique-object --disable-vtable-verify --enable-libmpx 
--enable-plugin --enable-default-pie --with-system-zlib 
--with-target-system-zlib --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-multiarch 
--disable-werror --with-arch-32=i686 --with-abi=m64 
--with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --enable-multilib --with-tune=generic 
--enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --without-cuda-driver 
--enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu 
--host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu
     Thread model: posix
     gcc version 8.2.0 (Debian 8.2.0-13)

using GEGL version 0.4.12 (compiled against version 0.4.12)
using GLib version 2.58.3 (compiled against version 2.58.1)
using GdkPixbuf version 2.38.1 (compiled against version 2.38.0)
using GTK+ version 2.24.32 (compiled against version 2.24.32)
using Pango version 1.42.3 (compiled against version 1.42.3)
using Fontconfig version 2.13.1 (compiled against version 2.13.1)
using Cairo version 1.16.0 (compiled against version 1.16.0)

```
 > fatal error: Aborted

Stack trace:
```
/lib/libgimpbase-2.0.so.0(gimp_stack_trace_print+0x397)[0x7f7288d3be27]
gimp(+0xd14a0)[0x55ae5e2504a0]
gimp(+0xd18d8)[0x55ae5e2508d8]
gimp(+0xd2037)[0x55ae5e251037]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0(+0x12730)[0x7f7288043730]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x10b)[0x7f7287ea57bb]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x121)[0x7f7287e90535]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x2240f)[0x7f7287e9040f]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x30102)[0x7f7287e9e102]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6(+0x436bb)[0x7f7287d6a6bb]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6(+0x43760)[0x7f7287d6a760]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6(_XEventsQueued+0x5d)[0x7f7287d6aa5d]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6(XEventsQueued+0x50)[0x7f7287d5c740]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0xa3b40)[0x7f7288a0cb40]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0xa49f0)[0x7f7288a0d9f0]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0xa260c)[0x7f7288a0b60c]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0x9eda6)[0x7f7288a07da6]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0x7ef09)[0x7f72889e7f09]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0x7f07c)[0x7f72889e807c]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0x7fa6e)[0x7f72889e8a6e]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0x26c40)[0x7f728898fc40]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0xa04f9)[0x7f7288a094f9]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0x778bf)[0x7f72889e08bf]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0x2efa6)[0x7f7288997fa6]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(+0x28419)[0x7f7288991419]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2(cairo_fill+0x15)[0x7f72889ed255]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libpixmap.so(+0x64e0)[0x7f7285b514e0]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libpixmap.so(+0x73ab)[0x7f7285b523ab]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libpixmap.so(+0x3c74)[0x7f7285b4ec74]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libpixmap.so(+0x4972)[0x7f7285b4f972]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x22697d)[0x7f728908197d]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x227df5)[0x7f7289082df5]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x1331eb)[0x7f7288f8e1eb]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_closure_invoke+0x19d)[0x7f7288309c8d]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0(+0x23bbd)[0x7f728831cbbd]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit_valist+0x47b)[0x7f72883259ab]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit+0x8f)[0x7f728832697f]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x249cac)[0x7f72890a4cac]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(gtk_main_do_event+0x550)[0x7f7288f8cae0]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x4280f)[0x7f7288de680f]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x427b5)[0x7f7288de67b5]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x427b5)[0x7f7288de67b5]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x3f0cd)[0x7f7288de30cd]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_window_process_all_updates+0x133)[0x7f7288de39e3]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0xb7c11)[0x7f7288f12c11]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x1e804)[0x7f7288dc2804]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_dispatch+0x158)[0x7f7288227dd8]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(+0x4e1c8)[0x7f72882281c8]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_loop_run+0xb2)[0x7f72882284c2]
gimp(app_run+0x357)[0x55ae5e24fcb7]
gimp(main+0x395)[0x55ae5e24f5b5]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xeb)[0x7f7287e9209b]
gimp(_start+0x2a)[0x55ae5e24f73a]

```

System information is as follows (inxi -F)


System:    Host: upstairs Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: Budgie 10.5 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: GA-870A-UD3 v: x.x
serial: <root required> BIOS: Award v: F2 date: 06/07/2010
CPU:       Topology: 6-Core model: AMD Phenom II X6 1075T bits: 64 type:
MCP L2 cache: 3072 KiB
            Speed: 804 MHz min/max: 800/3000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1:
804 2: 804 3: 804 4: 804 5: 804 6: 2309
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti] driver: nouveau
v: kernel
            Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: nouveau
resolution: 1680x1050~60Hz, 1680x1050~60Hz
            OpenGL: renderer: NV117 v: 4.3 Mesa 18.3.6
Audio:     Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia
driver: snd_hda_intel
            Device-2: NVIDIA driver: snd_hda_intel
            Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-6-amd64
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit
Ethernet driver: r8169
            IF: enp6s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac:
1c:6f:65:4c:8c:8d
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 4.22 TiB used: 2.92 TiB (69.1%)
            ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: OCZ model: ARC100 size: 223.57 GiB
            ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model:
WD30EZRZ-00GXCB0 size: 2.73 TiB
            ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Samsung model: HD103SJ size: 931.51 GiB
            ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Western Digital model:
WD2000JB-00KFA0 size: 186.31 GiB
            ID-5: /dev/sde vendor: Western Digital model:
WD2000JB-00GVC0 size: 186.31 GiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 45.59 GiB used: 14.89 GiB (32.7%) fs: ext4 dev:
/dev/sda2
            ID-2: /home size: 564.68 GiB used: 448.17 GiB (79.4%) fs:
ext4 dev: /dev/sdc8
            ID-3: swap-1 size: 12.01 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap
dev: /dev/sdc6
            ID-4: swap-2 size: 7.81 GiB used: 16.0 MiB (0.2%) fs: swap
dev: /dev/sdb3
            ID-5: swap-3 size: 3.90 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev:
/dev/sdc7
            ID-6: swap-4 size: 6.86 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev:
/dev/sde5
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 30.4 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp:
29 C
            Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nouveau fan: 1350
Info:      Processes: 252 Uptime: 1h 43m Memory: 23.54 GiB used: 2.68
GiB (11.4%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.32

#949691#10
Date:
2026-10-19 05:17:50 UTC
From:
To:
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```