lscpu crashs when /dev/mem is not stable to read

upstream patch found.

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=92a6392c41c11bcb49af9f129dfbd1fed651f044

This bug was fixed in the package util-linux - 2.29-1ubuntu3

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util-linux (2.29-1ubuntu3) artful; urgency=medium

  * Cherrypick upstream fix to prevent lscpu crash on arm64 by
    accessing DMI in sysfs instead of /dev/mem. LP: #1674258

 -- Ike Panhc <email address hidden> Thu, 18 May 2017 10:49:34 +0800

Hello Ike, or anyone else affected,

Accepted util-linux into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

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If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

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Hello Ike, or anyone else affected,

Accepted util-linux into yakkety-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/2.28.2-1ubuntu1.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

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Hello Ike, or anyone else affected,

Accepted util-linux into zesty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/2.29-1ubuntu2.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

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If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

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ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo dpkg -i util-linux_2.27.1-6ubuntu3.2_arm64.deb
...
ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo lscpu
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo dpkg -i util-linux_2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3_arm64.deb
...
ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo lscpu
Architecture: aarch64
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 64
On-line CPU(s) list: 0-63
Thread(s) per core: 1
Core(s) per socket: 4
Socket(s): 16
NUMA node(s): 4
NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0-15
NUMA node1 CPU(s): 16-31
NUMA node2 CPU(s): 32-47
NUMA node3 CPU(s): 48-63

ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-depends --auto-deconfigure util-linux_2.28.2-1ubuntu1.1_arm64.deb
...
ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo lscpu
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-depends --auto-deconfigure util-linux_2.28.2-1ubuntu1.2_arm64.deb
...
ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo lscpu
Architecture: aarch64
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 64
On-line CPU(s) list: 0-63
Thread(s) per core: 1
Core(s) per socket: 4
Socket(s): 16
NUMA node(s): 4
NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0-15
NUMA node1 CPU(s): 16-31
NUMA node2 CPU(s): 32-47
NUMA node3 CPU(s): 48-63

ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-depends --auto-deconfigure util-linux_2.29-1ubuntu2_arm64.deb
...
ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo lscpu
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-depends --auto-deconfigure util-linux_2.29-1ubuntu2.1_arm64.deb
...
ubuntu@rare-fowl:~$ sudo lscpu
Architecture: aarch64
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 64
On-line CPU(s) list: 0-63
Thread(s) per core: 1
Core(s) per socket: 4
Socket(s): 16
NUMA node(s): 4
NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0-15
NUMA node1 CPU(s): 16-31
NUMA node2 CPU(s): 32-47
NUMA node3 CPU(s): 48-63

2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3 in Xenial, 2.28.2-1ubuntu1.2 in Yakkety and 2.29-1ubuntu2.1 in Zesty has fix the problem.

This bug was fixed in the package util-linux - 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3

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util-linux (2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3) xenial; urgency=medium

  * Cherrypick upstream fix to prevent lscpu crash on arm64 by
    accessing DMI in sysfs instead of /dev/mem. LP: #1674258

 -- Ike Panhc <email address hidden> Thu, 18 May 2017 10:49:34 +0800

The verification of the Stable Release Update for util-linux has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

This bug was fixed in the package util-linux - 2.28.2-1ubuntu1.2

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util-linux (2.28.2-1ubuntu1.2) yakkety; urgency=medium

  * Cherrypick upstream fix to prevent lscpu crash on arm64 by
    accessing DMI in sysfs instead of /dev/mem. LP: #1674258

 -- Ike Panhc <email address hidden> Thu, 18 May 2017 10:49:34 +0800

This bug was fixed in the package util-linux - 2.29-1ubuntu2.1

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util-linux (2.29-1ubuntu2.1) zesty; urgency=medium

  * Cherrypick upstream fix to prevent lscpu crash on arm64 by
    accessing DMI in sysfs instead of /dev/mem. LP: #1674258

 -- Ike Panhc <email address hidden> Thu, 18 May 2017 10:49:34 +0800