Bug 477728

Summary: Loading Failure in KInfoCenter when Accessing "Firmware Security" under "Devices"
Product: [Applications] kinfocenter Reporter: Lucy <lucy.s>
Component: generalAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: crash CC: lucy.s, nate, sitter
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 5.27.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Debian stable   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In: 6.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Lucy 2023-11-29 18:26:48 UTC
SUMMARY
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Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open KInfoCenter (Infozentrum).
2. Navigate to "Devices" and select "Firmware Security".

Observed Result:
Upon selecting "Firmware Security", the loading icon spins indefinitely without loading any information. Although it can be closed by clicking the 'X' button, the application seems to have crashed, persistently consuming memory and running in the background. It requires manual termination via the System Monitor. This issue is highly disruptive to normal system usage.

Expected Result:
Accessing "Firmware Security" within KInfoCenter should load the relevant information promptly without causing the application to crash or hang indefinitely. Terminating the process manually through the System Monitor should not be necessary for normal operation.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.1.0-13-amd64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-11-30 16:53:47 UTC
Cannot reproduce in Plasma 6. I recall this being a problem for certain Plasma 5 released, but it seems to be fixed in 6 already.