Native crash when using 0.14.0-dev .1/.3/.4/.5(pre-release), issue in "rive::Fill::initRenderPaint(rive::ShapePaintMutator" ?

[PieterAelse]

Description

I've updated our existing project, using a handful+ of Rive files, to the newest 0.14 release, but it keeps on crashing on the native side right when showing a Rive file. I've tried version 0.14.0.dev-1 till the pre-release of 0.14.0-dev.5 Below stack-traces (macOS, iOS, Android) are from the 0.14.0-dev.5 release.
Looking at the crashlogs the issue might be in "rive::Fill::initRenderPaint(rive::ShapePaintMutator"

Steps To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Update codebase to use Rive 0.14.0-dev.4
2. Navigate to a page/screen in the app which would show a Rive image/animation
3. See error ⚠️

Source .riv/.rev file

Will share it privately using hello@rive.app.

Expected behavior

See the image/animation just like in the 0.13 release.

Screenshots

N/A

Crash log macOS

Crash log macOS, click to expands

Crashed Thread: 3 io.flutter.ui

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000000

Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 11 Segmentation fault: 11
Terminating Process: exc handler [25168]

VM Region Info: 0 is not in any region. Bytes before following region: 4332650496
REGION TYPE START - END [ VSIZE] PRT/MAX SHRMOD REGION DETAIL
UNUSED SPACE AT START
--->
__TEXT 1023f0000-1023f4000 [ 16K] r-x/r-x SM=COW /Users/USER/Documents/*/Hux Gallery.app/Contents/MacOS/Hux Gallery

Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x184790c34 mach_msg2_trap + 8
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x1847a33a0 mach_msg2_internal + 76
2 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x184799764 mach_msg_overwrite + 484
3 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x184790fa8 mach_msg + 24
4 CoreFoundation 0x1848bde7c __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 160
5 CoreFoundation 0x1848bc798 __CFRunLoopRun + 1208
6 CoreFoundation 0x1848bbc58 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 572
7 HIToolbox 0x19035027c RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 324
8 HIToolbox 0x1903534e8 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 676
9 HIToolbox 0x1904de484 _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 76
10 AppKit 0x1887e3ab4 _DPSNextEvent + 684
11 AppKit 0x1891825b0 -[NSApplication(NSEventRouting) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 688
12 AppKit 0x1887d6c64 -[NSApplication run] + 480
13 AppKit 0x1887ad35c NSApplicationMain + 880
14 Hux Gallery.debug.dylib 0x10242ac40 static NSApplicationDelegate.main() + 40
15 Hux Gallery.debug.dylib 0x10242ac08 static AppDelegate.$main() + 44
16 Hux Gallery.debug.dylib 0x10242aca8 __debug_main_executable_dylib_entry_point + 28
17 dyld 0x184432b98 start + 6076

Thread 1:
0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1847cdb6c start_wqthread + 0

Thread 2:
0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1847cdb6c start_wqthread + 0

Thread 3 Crashed:: io.flutter.ui
0 rive_native 0x102d02f58 rive::Fill::initRenderPaint(rive::ShapePaintMutator*) + 36
1 rive_native 0x102d51afc rive::SolidColor::onAddedDirty(rive::CoreContext*) + 172
2 rive_native 0x102cb61dc rive::Artboard::initialize() + 108
3 rive_native 0x102cf7470 rive::File::read(rive::BinaryReader&, rive::RuntimeHeader const&) + 4772
4 rive_native 0x102cf584c rive::File::import(rive::Span, rive::Factory*, rive::ImportResult*, rive::rcprive::FileAssetLoader) + 200
5 rive_native 0x102ca9600 loadRiveFile + 120
6 ??? 0x115d08078 ???
7 ??? 0x31fd0dfa4 ???
8 ??? 0x31fd0c448 ???
9 ??? 0x31fd0a454 ???
10 ??? 0x16f06a848 ???
11 ??? 0x1457b000c ???
12 ??? 0x1457afe48 ???
13 ??? 0x1457b0c58 ???
14 ??? 0x1457b0838 ???
15 ??? 0x120075ef0 ???
16 ??? 0x12007469c ???
17 ??? 0x1457b2bc0 ???
18 ??? 0x1457aa488 ???
19 ??? 0x1457a9fe0 ???
20 ??? 0x1457a9ec8 ???
21 ??? 0x115d03a84 ???
22 FlutterMacOS 0x106c43314 dart::DartEntry::InvokeFunction(dart::Function const&, dart::Array const&, dart::Array const&) + 408
23 FlutterMacOS 0x106c43910 dart::DartEntry::InvokeCallable(dart::Thread*, dart::Function const&, dart::Array const&, dart::Array const&) + 328
24 FlutterMacOS 0x107064e38 Dart_InvokeClosure + 992
25 FlutterMacOS 0x106b06d30 tonic::DartMicrotaskQueue::RunMicrotasks() + 164
26 FlutterMacOS 0x106398e5c fml::MessageLoopImpl::FlushTasks(fml::FlushType) + 296
27 FlutterMacOS 0x1063a24c8 fml::MessageLoopDarwin::OnTimerFire(__CFRunLoopTimer*, fml::MessageLoopDarwin*) + 52
28 CoreFoundation 0x1848d6e14 CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_TIMER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION + 32
29 CoreFoundation 0x1848d6ad4 __CFRunLoopDoTimer + 980
30 CoreFoundation 0x1848d6610 __CFRunLoopDoTimers + 332
31 CoreFoundation 0x1848bca18 __CFRunLoopRun + 1848
32 CoreFoundation 0x1848bbc58 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 572
33 FlutterMacOS 0x1063a2764 fml::MessageLoopDarwin::Run() + 188
34 FlutterMacOS 0x106398c2c fml::MessageLoopImpl::DoRun() + 60
35 FlutterMacOS 0x1063a0930 std::_fl::__function::__func<fml::Thread::Thread(std::_fl::function<void (fml::Thread::ThreadConfig const&)> const&, fml::Thread::ThreadConfig const&)::$_0, std::_fl::allocator<fml::Thread::Thread(std::_fl::function<void (fml::Thread::ThreadConfig const&)> const&, fml::Thread::ThreadConfig const&)::$_0>, void ()>::operator()() + 200
36 FlutterMacOS 0x1063a03e8 fml::ThreadHandle::ThreadHandle(std::_fl::function<void ()>&&)::$_0::__invoke(void*) + 56
37 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1847d2c0c _pthread_start + 136
38 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1847cdb80 thread_start + 8

Thread 3 crashed with ARM Thread State (64-bit):
x0: 0x0000000000000000 x1: 0x00006000039e58d8 x2: 0x00000000418e3170 x3: 0x0000000000000000
x4: 0x0000000000000004 x5: 0x00000000d71ef81e x6: 0x0000600000aa41d0 x7: 0x0000000000000000
x8: 0x000000012394a800 x9: 0x0000000000000001 x10: 0x0000600000aa41d8 x11: 0x0000600000aa41d0
x12: 0x0000000000000000 x13: 0x0000600000ade928 x14: 0x00000000001ff800 x15: 0x00000000000007fb
x16: 0x00000000d71ef81e x17: 0x000000000000001d x18: 0x0000000000000000 x19: 0x0000600003fdacb0
x20: 0x0000600003fdacb0 x21: 0x00000001540d93e0 x22: 0x0000600002c955c0 x23: 0x000060000063a370
x24: 0x0000000000000000 x25: 0x00000001f02d3e68 x26: 0x000060000063a370 x27: 0x000060000063a370
x28: 0x00000000ffffffff fp: 0x000000016de452c0 lr: 0x0000000102d51afc
sp: 0x000000016de452a0 pc: 0x0000000102d02f58 cpsr: 0x80000000
far: 0x0000000000000000 esr: 0x92000006 (Data Abort) byte read Translation fault

Crash log iOS

Crash log iOS, click to expands

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Subtype: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000000
VM Region Info: 0 is not in any region. Bytes before following region: 4294983680
REGION TYPE START - END [ VSIZE] PRT/MAX SHRMOD REGION DETAIL
UNUSED SPACE AT START
--->
__TEXT 100004000-100008000 [ 16K] r-x/r-x SM=COW /Users/USER/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/84999614-33BC-445E-B566-F5E1D92B501A/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/E56C6FD9-72C6-44BB-99BE-3BBF41E4170A/Runner.app/Runner
Termination Reason: SIGNAL 11 Segmentation fault: 11
Terminating Process: exc handler [26191]

Triggered by Thread: 0

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 rive_native 0x100a56c00 rive::Fill::initRenderPaint(rive::ShapePaintMutator*) + 36
1 rive_native 0x100aa57a8 rive::SolidColor::onAddedDirty(rive::CoreContext*) + 172
2 rive_native 0x100a09ce0 rive::Artboard::initialize() + 108
3 rive_native 0x100a4b118 rive::File::read(rive::BinaryReader&, rive::RuntimeHeader const&) + 4772
4 rive_native 0x100a494f4 rive::File::import(rive::Span, rive::Factory*, rive::ImportResult*, rive::rcprive::FileAssetLoader) + 200
5 rive_native 0x1009fd104 loadRiveFile + 120
6 ??? 0x1134880b8 ???
7 ??? 0x171c24d14 ???
8 ??? 0x171c231b8 ???
9 ??? 0x171c21804 ???
10 ??? 0x170516f88 ???
11 ??? 0x1694afd9c ???
12 ??? 0x1694afbd8 ???
13 ??? 0x1694b09e8 ???
14 ??? 0x1694b05c8 ???
15 ??? 0x1174f5660 ???
16 ??? 0x1174f3e0c ???
17 ??? 0x1694b24a0 ???
18 ??? 0x1694aa218 ???
19 ??? 0x1694a9d70 ???
20 ??? 0x1694a9c58 ???
21 ??? 0x113483ac4 ???
22 Flutter 0x10450b784 dart::DartEntry::InvokeFunction(dart::Function const&, dart::Array const&, dart::Array const&) + 392
23 Flutter 0x10450bc90 dart::DartEntry::InvokeCallable(dart::Thread*, dart::Function const&, dart::Array const&, dart::Array const&) + 288
24 Flutter 0x104822ab8 Dart_InvokeClosure + 952
25 Flutter 0x10441dbb8 tonic::DartMicrotaskQueue::RunMicrotasks() + 124
26 Flutter 0x103f01454 fml::MessageLoopImpl::FlushTasks(fml::FlushType) + 200
27 Flutter 0x103f0846c fml::MessageLoopDarwin::OnTimerFire(__CFRunLoopTimer*, fml::MessageLoopDarwin*) + 32
28 CoreFoundation 0x180429a2c CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_TIMER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION + 28
29 CoreFoundation 0x180429704 __CFRunLoopDoTimer + 916
30 CoreFoundation 0x180428de0 __CFRunLoopDoTimers + 284
31 CoreFoundation 0x180423824 __CFRunLoopRun + 1788
32 CoreFoundation 0x180422cec CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 536
33 GraphicsServices 0x191004d00 GSEventRunModal + 164
34 UIKitCore 0x185c597d4 -[UIApplication _run] + 796
35 UIKitCore 0x185c5dba0 UIApplicationMain + 124
36 Runner.debug.dylib 0x1000fe6ec __debug_main_executable_dylib_entry_point + 64 (AppDelegate.swift:5)
37 ??? 0x1000193d4 ???
38 dyld 0x100156b98 start + 6076

Thread 0 crashed with ARM Thread State (64-bit):
x0: 0x0000000000000000 x1: 0x00006000033311f8 x2: 0x00000c0040289879 x3: 0x00000001801d7ed0
x4: 0x0000000000000008 x5: 0x0000000000000000 x6: 0x00006000000682f0 x7: 0x0000000000000000
x8: 0x00000001031b0200 x9: 0x0000000000000001 x10: 0x00006000000682f8 x11: 0x00006000000682f0
x12: 0x0000000000000000 x13: 0x00000000001ff800 x14: 0x00000000000007fb x15: 0x00000000f01e6830
x16: 0x000000000000002f x17: 0x00000000f03e67fb x18: 0x0000000000000000 x19: 0x000060000350d130
x20: 0x000060000350d130 x21: 0x000000010724f1e0 x22: 0x0000600002640000 x23: 0x0000600000c97a20
x24: 0x0000000000000000 x25: 0x00000001f2cb1c70 x26: 0x0000600000c97a20 x27: 0x0000600000c97a20
x28: 0x00000000ffffffff fp: 0x000000016fdf80c0 lr: 0x0000000100aa57a8
sp: 0x000000016fdf80a0 pc: 0x0000000100a56c00 cpsr: 0x80000000
far: 0x0000000000000000 esr: 0x92000006 (Data Abort) byte read Translation fault

Crash log Android

Crash log Android, click to expands

F/libc (14806): Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 0x0 in tid 14806 (ify.hue.gallery), pid 14806 (ify.hue.gallery)

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Build fingerprint: 'google/redfin/redfin:14/UP1A.231105.001.B2/11260668:user/release-keys'
Revision: 'MP1.0'
ABI: 'arm64'
Timestamp: 2025-08-04 15:25:05.567757303+0200
Process uptime: 18s
Cmdline: com.signify.hue.gallery
pid: 14806, tid: 14806, name: ify.hue.gallery >>> com.signify.hue.gallery <<<
uid: 10248
signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 0x0000000000000000
Cause: null pointer dereference
x0 0000000000000000 x1 b400007440a82d28 x2 0000007664d89904 x3 0000000000000010
x4 0000000000000000 x5 b400007590aae9e0 x6 b400007500adad50 x7 b400007500adad50
x8 b400007530abe8d0 x9 0000000000000001 x10 0000000000000000 x11 0000000000000001
x12 0000000000000000 x13 0000000000000000 x14 0000000000000001 x15 0000000000000005
x16 0000000000000001 x17 0000007664cf44e8 x18 0000007683622000 x19 b400007550aaffd0
x20 b400007550aaffd0 x21 0000007682b98000 x22 0000007682b98000 x23 b400007580b61550
x24 b400007580b61550 x25 0000007664d7ed80 x26 000000731edc7fb6 x27 0000007682b98000
x28 000000731edc7e9c x29 0000007ff4af55c0
lr 000000731efc556c sp 0000007ff4af55b0 pc 000000731ef7b96c pst 0000000080001000
7 total frames
backtrace:
#00 pc 000000000030296c /data/app/~~zezQNWrGQrg7_OU-TkVE9Q==/com.signify.hue.gallery-fHgI_fDIDTtSprzOn0zMYg==/base.apk (offset 0x4688000) (rive::Fill::initRenderPaint(rive::ShapePaintMutator*)+52)
#1 pc 000000000034c568 /data/app/~~zezQNWrGQrg7_OU-TkVE9Q==/com.signify.hue.gallery-fHgI_fDIDTtSprzOn0zMYg==/base.apk (offset 0x4688000) (rive::SolidColor::onAddedDirty(rive::CoreContext*)+168)
#2 pc 00000000002b7fa4 /data/app/~~zezQNWrGQrg7_OU-TkVE9Q==/com.signify.hue.gallery-fHgI_fDIDTtSprzOn0zMYg==/base.apk (offset 0x4688000) (rive::Artboard::initialize()+116)
#3 pc 00000000002d4474 /data/app/~~zezQNWrGQrg7_OU-TkVE9Q==/com.signify.hue.gallery-fHgI_fDIDTtSprzOn0zMYg==/base.apk (offset 0x4688000) (rive::File::read(rive::BinaryReader&, rive::RuntimeHeader const&)+5248)
#4 pc 00000000002d263c /data/app/~~zezQNWrGQrg7_OU-TkVE9Q==/com.signify.hue.gallery-fHgI_fDIDTtSprzOn0zMYg==/base.apk (offset 0x4688000) (rive::File::import(rive::Span, rive::Factory*, rive::ImportResult*, rive::rcprive::FileAssetLoader)+212)
#5 pc 00000000002ad46c /data/app/~~zezQNWrGQrg7_OU-TkVE9Q==/com.signify.hue.gallery-fHgI_fDIDTtSprzOn0zMYg==/base.apk (offset 0x4688000) (loadRiveFile+132)
#6 pc 0000000000008184 [anon:dart-code]

Device & Versions (please complete the following information)

• Device: macOS (Sequoia 15.5), iOS Simulator 18.5, Google Pixel 5 (Android 14)
• Flutter Version:

Flutter 3.29.3 • channel stable • https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
Framework • revision ea121f8859 (4 months ago) • 2025-04-11 19:10:07 +0000
Engine • revision cf56914b32
Tools • Dart 3.7.2 • DevTools 2.42.3

[HayesGordon]

Could you please provide a sample project that reproduces this? This will help us investigate it a lot quicker, as we haven't received similar reports.

Are you initializing rive_native before using it? For example:

Future<void> main() async {
  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
  await rive.RiveNative.init(); // this
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

[PieterAelse]

Ahhhh thanks Gordon! I had that line, but looks like it got lost when switching branches somehow. So with your comment I rechecked it, the line was missing and after adding it the crash didn't occur anymore.

Typical PEBCAK issue.. Sorry for waisting your time! I'll close the issue (hopefully it helps another one in the future)

[HayesGordon]

@PieterAelse, I'm glad it's fixed. I think we should add more warnings if you try to use anything before initializing. We'll get that added.

[PieterAelse]

@HayesGordon Yeah I was thinking of suggesting that, but not sure if that would be easily possible. Would be good though! Because with the current (native) stracktrace I wasn't aware that the problem was actually me/the setup.