SIGSEGV when Alt+J or Alt+R in empty directory #5199
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Is there an existing issue for this?
- I have searched the existing issues
Midnight Commander version and build configuration
GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.33
Built with GLib 2.87.0
Built with S-Lang 2.3.3 with terminfo database
With builtin editor
With subshell support as default
With support for background operations
With mouse support on xterm and Linux console
With internationalization support
With multiple codepages support
With ext2fs attributes support
Virtual File Systems:
cpiofs, tarfs, sfs, extfs, ftpfs, shell
Data types:
char: 8; int: 32; long: 64; void *: 64; size_t: 64; off_t: 64; uintmax_t: 64;Operating system
Linux my_host_name 7.2.2-300.fc44.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Aug 28 18:59:37 UTC 2026 x86_64 GNU/LinuxIs this issue reproducible using the latest version of Midnight Commander?
- I confirm the issue is still reproducible with the latest version of Midnight Commander
How to reproduce
- Alt+7 to create a tmp dir
- Enter to that tmp dir
- Press Alt+R which moves the selection bar to the middle visible entry in the panel
Expected behavior
No crash.
Actual behavior
Crash
Additional context
(gdb) bt full
#0 mc_g_string_copy.isra.0 (dest=0x55f505fa1da0, src=0xe143e) at ../lib/glibcompat.c:248
__func__ = <optimized out>
#1 0x000055f4df50ee57 in string_file_name (fe=<optimized out>, len=<optimized out>) at filemanager/panel.c:497
No locals.
#2 0x000055f4df513cec in format_file (panel=panel@entry=0x55f505faec90, file_index=file_index@entry=-47, width=width@entry=94, attr=attr@entry=FATTR_MARKED, isstatus=isstatus@entry=0,
field_length=field_length@entry=0x7ffd19c907e4) at filemanager/panel.c:860
len = <optimized out>
perm = 0
prepared_text = <optimized out>
name_offset = 0
str_len = <optimized out>
i = <optimized out>
txt = 0x55f4df5c7615 " "
fi = 0x55f506009160
color = 3
length = 1
format = 0x55f505fedce0 = {0x55f506009160, 0x55f5060091f0, 0x55f506009280, 0x55f5060094d0, 0x55f506009600}
home = <optimized out>
fe = 0x55f505fcef00
res = <optimized out>
#3 0x000055f4df5147f8 in repaint_file (panel=0x55f505faec90, file_index=-47, attr=FATTR_MARKED) at filemanager/panel.c:980
w = 0x55f505faec90
nth_column = 0
width = 94
offset = 0
ret_frm = <optimized out>
ypos = 2
panel_is_split = <optimized out>
fln = 0
#4 0x000055f4df514911 in paint_dir (panel=0x55f505faec90) at filemanager/panel.c:1124
attr = <optimized out>
n = <optimized out>
marked = <optimized out>
i = 0
items = 48
#5 0x000055f4df51d251 in move_down.part.0.lto_priv.0 (panel=0x55f505faec90) at filemanager/panel.c:2212
items = <optimized out>
#6 0x000055f4df5161fb in move_down (panel=<optimized out>) at filemanager/panel.c:2198
items = <optimized out>
#7 chdir_other_panel (panel=<optimized out>) at filemanager/panel.c:3106
entry = <optimized out>
new_dir_vpath = <optimized out>
curr_entry = <optimized out>
p = <optimized out>
#8 panel_execute_cmd (panel=0x55f505faec90, command=<optimized out>) at filemanager/panel.c:3643
res = 1
#9 0x000055f4df5abeb6 in send_message (w=<optimized out>, sender=0x0, msg=MSG_KEY, parm=<optimized out>, data=0x0) at ../lib/widget/../../lib/widget/widget-common.h:255
ret = MSG_NOT_HANDLED
#10 group_handle_key (g=0x55f505fc6d60, key=<optimized out>) at ../lib/widget/group.c:507
handled = <optimized out>
#11 group_default_callback (w=0x55f505fc6d60, sender=<optimized out>, msg=<optimized out>, parm=<optimized out>, data=<optimized out>) at ../lib/widget/group.c:637
g = 0x55f505fc6d60
--Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--
#12 0x000055f4df5ac40d in dlg_key_event (h=0x55f505fc6d60, d_key=16398) at ../lib/widget/dialog.c:252
w = 0x55f505fc6d60
g = 0x55f505fc6d60
handled = <optimized out>
#13 dlg_process_event (h=0x55f505fc6d60, key=16398, event=<optimized out>) at ../lib/widget/dialog.c:539
No locals.
#14 0x000055f4df5ac8a7 in frontend_dlg_run (h=0x55f505fc6d60) at ../lib/widget/dialog.c:321
d_key = <optimized out>
wh = 0x55f505fc6d60
event = {buttons = 224 '\340', modifiers = 9 '\t', vc = 6601, dx = 32765, dy = 0, x = -1, y = -8358,
type = (GPM_DOWN | GPM_SINGLE | GPM_DOUBLE | GPM_TRIPLE | GPM_MFLAG | GPM_HARD | GPM_LEAVE | unknown: 0x5000), clicks = 100326304, margin = (GPM_TOP | GPM_LFT | unknown: 0x55f0),
wdx = 0, wdy = 0}
#15 0x000055f4df508974 in dlg_run (h=0x55f505fc6d60) at ../lib/widget/dialog.c:573
No locals.
#16 do_nc () at filemanager/filemanager.c:1826
ret = <optimized out>
#17 0x000055f4df4f35f4 in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at /usr/src/debug/mc-4.8.33-3.fc44.x86_64/src/main.c:469
mcerror = 0x0
exit_code = 1
tmpdir = 0x55f4df62ee20 <buffer> "/tmp/mc-ZIALX3"
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zyv commentedon Oct 21, 2026
I can't reproduce it in
4.8.33-803-g7d52855e6; can you confirm it's still not fixed in master?egmontkob commentedon Oct 22, 2026
Was fixed in #4761.