Bug 154949 - Random and continuous crash. Crash reason: "Exception_access_violation_read"
Summary: Random and continuous crash. Crash reason: "Exception_access_violation_read"
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.4.6.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2023-04-21 09:34 UTC by Alessandro
Modified: 2023-10-24 13:30 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

See Also:
Crash report or crash signature: https://crashreport.libreoffice.org/stats/crash_details/43406760-cb17-4620-b715-68650fb3eff6


Attachments
Crash Report (289.15 KB, text/plain)
2023-04-21 09:39 UTC, Alessandro
Details
Crash Report PDF (575.32 KB, application/pdf)
2023-04-21 09:46 UTC, Alessandro
Details

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Description Alessandro 2023-04-21 09:34:40 UTC
Description:
Hello everyone.

Since we updated to version 7.4.6.2 at our offices, we can no longer work due to some crashes that occur continuously. Out of a total of 150 computers, this problem only occurs on 5 or 6. We have tried resetting the user profile, deleting it completely, formatting the PCs and even replacing them with new ones. The problem hasn't been resolved.

I managed to save a crash report (UUID 43406760-cb17-4620-b715-68650fb3eff6) and the reason for the crash is "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION_READ". With version 6.4 we never had this kind of problem.

Is this a recognized bug in this version? Can you, in case, tell us the LTS version that allows us not to stumble upon this problem anymore?

Thank u so much.

Steps to Reproduce:
There are no precise steps to reproduce it.
Colleagues affected by this problem report that it generally occurs when working on more than three files at a time.
A colleague reported that while writing inside the file, the screen suddenly freezes (as if it were saving something) and then closes automatically. When she reopens LibreOffice, it offers her the restore to the last automatic save made.

Actual Results:
No results. Every attempt made on those machines (and on those with new installations) had no effect.

Expected Results:
The software should not continuously crash while working on it.


Reproducible: Sometimes


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Since the problem only occurs with some colleagues, it makes me think that the problem could be related to either the files they work on (even though they are not always the same), or to the way they work (so a series of specific actions that lead to the crash).
Comment 1 Alessandro 2023-04-21 09:39:29 UTC
Created attachment 186831 [details]
Crash Report
Comment 2 Alessandro 2023-04-21 09:46:22 UTC
Created attachment 186833 [details]
Crash Report PDF
Comment 3 m_a_riosv 2023-04-21 13:29:10 UTC
Have you tested enable/disable Skia
Menu/Tools/Options/LibreOffice/View
Comment 4 Julien Nabet 2023-04-23 16:53:16 UTC
In addition to what Miguel indicated, you can try: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/FirstSteps#Graphics-related_issues_(_Skia_)
Comment 5 QA Administrators 2023-10-21 03:15:41 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 6 Alessandro 2023-10-23 10:43:25 UTC
Disabling SKIA, as suggested by Miguel, works for me.
Comment 7 m_a_riosv 2023-10-24 07:52:36 UTC
You can try to get Skya working, updating the driver directly from the vendor, not only let windows do it.
Comment 8 Julien Nabet 2023-10-24 13:30:36 UTC
And if after driver upgrade, it still doesn't work, would it be possible you attach <user profile>/cache/skia.log after having disabled Skia hardware rendering ?