I am not sure if this is a real problem or not, but I have found the following: $ line --version line from util-linux 2.27.1 $ line <<< "$( printf '\naaaaaaaa' )" Segmentation fault (core dumped) $ line <<< "$( printf '\naaaaaaa' )" $ $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial $ uname -a Linux yankel-Lenovo-G505 4.4.0-36-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 11 18:01:55 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Many thanks, Yuval Langer. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html