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Bug 1499131

Summary: Dnf system-upgrade fails with a Error in `/usr/libexec/system-python': free(): invalid pointer:
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Hein-Pieter van Braam <hp>
Component: dnf-plugin-system-upgradeAssignee: Orphan Owner <extras-orphan>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 26CC: extras-orphan, wwoods, zbyszek
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Last Closed: 2017-10-06 07:42:02 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Hein-Pieter van Braam 2017-10-06 07:39:25 UTC
Created attachment 1335141 [details]
journalctl of the failed system-upgrade boot

Description of problem:

Running 
system-upgrade download -y --refresh --best --allowerasing --releasever=27
dnf -y system-upgrade reboot

fails to complete due to 
*** Error in `/usr/libexec/system-python': free(): invalid pointer: 0x00007f404f5a3e20 ***

From Fedora 26 to 27

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Fedora 26 to 27


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. system-upgrade download -y --refresh --best --allowerasing --releasever=27
2. dnf -y system-upgrade reboot

Actual results:

The upgrade aborts almost immediately and reboots back to 26

Expected results:

An upgrade to Fedora 27 starts

Comment 1 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2017-10-06 07:42:02 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1498207 ***