Bug 515007 - Kate Crashes when saving a file and opening a file in the 'where to save' window
Summary: Kate Crashes when saving a file and opening a file in the 'where to save' window
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kate
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 23.08.5
Platform: Kubuntu Linux
: NOR crash
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWrite Developers
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Keywords: drkonqi
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Reported: 2026-01-24 09:46 UTC by hansa
Modified: 2026-01-24 09:46 UTC (History)
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Description hansa 2026-01-24 09:46:27 UTC 
Application: kate (23.08.5)

Qt Version: 5.15.13
Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Operating System: Linux 6.8.0-90-generic x86_64
Windowing System: X11
Distribution: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
DrKonqi: 5.27.11 [KCrashBackend]

-- Information about the crash:
i tried to save a new empty file.
in the dialog box "Save File - Kate" i right clicked a *.c file and clicked "open with Kate"
Kate Crashed and the "Kate Closed Unexpectedly" Notification appeared

I can reproduce the Crash

The crash can be reproduced every time.

-- Backtrace:
Application: Kate (kate), signal: Aborted

[KCrash Handler]
#4  __pthread_kill_implementation (no_tid=0, signo=6, threadid=<optimized out>) at ./nptl/pthread_kill.c:44
#5  __pthread_kill_internal (signo=6, threadid=<optimized out>) at ./nptl/pthread_kill.c:78
#6  __GI___pthread_kill (threadid=<optimized out>, signo=signo@entry=6) at ./nptl/pthread_kill.c:89
#7  0x000071883504527e in __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../sysdeps/posix/raise.c:26
#8  0x00007188350288ff in __GI_abort () at ./stdlib/abort.c:79
#9  0x00007188350297b6 in __libc_message_impl (fmt=fmt@entry=0x7188351ce8d7 "%s\n") at ../sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c:134
#10 0x00007188350a8ff5 in malloc_printerr (str=str@entry=0x7188351cc672 "free(): invalid pointer") at ./malloc/malloc.c:5772
#11 0x00007188350ab38c in _int_free (av=<optimized out>, p=<optimized out>, have_lock=0) at ./malloc/malloc.c:4507
#12 0x00007188350addae in __GI___libc_free (mem=0x7ffd11266e40) at ./malloc/malloc.c:3398
#13 0x0000718835b03dfe in QObjectPrivate::deleteChildren() () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#14 0x00007188369ac498 in QWidget::~QWidget() () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#15 0x0000718834ddeee5 in KTextEditor::ViewPrivate::~ViewPrivate() () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libKF5TextEditor.so.5
#16 0x00007188371c4046 in KateViewManager::deleteView(KTextEditor::View*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libkateprivate.so.23.08.5
#17 0x00007188371c428b in KateViewManager::documentWillBeDeleted(KTextEditor::Document*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libkateprivate.so.23.08.5
#18 0x0000718835b12e16 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#19 0x000071883718c483 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libkateprivate.so.23.08.5
#20 0x00007188371c1f0f in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libkateprivate.so.23.08.5
#21 0x0000718835b06343 in QObject::event(QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#22 0x000071883696bd45 in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#23 0x0000718835ad8118 in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#24 0x0000718835adb94b in QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents(QObject*, int, QThreadData*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#25 0x0000718835b35c0f in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#26 0x0000718833b14535 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#27 0x0000718833b73767 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#28 0x0000718833b139d3 in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#29 0x0000718835b35279 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#30 0x0000718835ad6a7b in QEventLoop::exec(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#31 0x0000718836b8aebb in QDialog::exec() () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#32 0x0000718836b8ad94 in QDialog::exec() () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#33 0x0000718836ba10d7 in QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(QWidget*, QString const&, QUrl const&, QString const&, QString*, QFlags<QFileDialog::Option>, QStringList const&) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#34 0x0000718834d1d7f8 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libKF5TextEditor.so.5
#35 0x0000718834d1dad2 in KTextEditor::DocumentPrivate::documentSaveAs() () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libKF5TextEditor.so.5
#36 0x0000718834d3893c in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libKF5TextEditor.so.5
#37 0x0000718835b12dbf in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#38 0x0000718836964f94 in QAction::triggered(bool) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#39 0x0000718836967eab in QAction::activate(QAction::ActionEvent) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#40 0x0000718836968acd in QAction::event(QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#41 0x000071883696bd45 in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#42 0x0000718835ad8118 in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#43 0x0000718835f77b3c in QShortcutMap::dispatchEvent(QKeyEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#44 0x0000718835f787b3 in QShortcutMap::tryShortcut(QKeyEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#45 0x0000718835f1b512 in QWindowSystemInterface::handleShortcutEvent(QWindow*, unsigned long, int, QFlags<Qt::KeyboardModifier>, unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int, QString const&, bool, unsigned short) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#46 0x0000718835f414d5 in QGuiApplicationPrivate::processKeyEvent(QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::KeyEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#47 0x0000718835f17bfc in QWindowSystemInterface::sendWindowSystemEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#48 0x000071882fcfcd06 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XcbQpa.so.5
#49 0x0000718833b14535 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#50 0x0000718833b73767 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#51 0x0000718833b139d3 in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#52 0x0000718835b35279 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#53 0x0000718835ad6a7b in QEventLoop::exec(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#54 0x0000718835adf3e8 in QCoreApplication::exec() () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#55 0x0000574faa0593d7 in ?? ()
#56 0x000071883502a1ca in __libc_start_call_main (main=main@entry=0x574faa057e50, argc=argc@entry=2, argv=argv@entry=0x7ffd11267c68) at ../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:58
#57 0x000071883502a28b in __libc_start_main_impl (main=0x574faa057e50, argc=2, argv=0x7ffd11267c68, init=<optimized out>, fini=<optimized out>, rtld_fini=<optimized out>, stack_end=0x7ffd11267c58) at ../csu/libc-start.c:360
#58 0x0000574faa05b7c5 in ?? ()
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