Segmentation Fault and core dump on startup due to libretro.so (or Pipewire/Pipewire-Pulse)

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#13075 · opened 2026-04-11 by israveri · updated 2026-04-11 · 3 comments · github

Iisraveri 2026-04-11 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): Package version 1.0.0.85-6
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): CachyOS with Hyprland
Opted into Steam client beta?: No
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
Steam Logs: Logs and other info attached at the bottom.
GPU: AMD 9070 XT

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Since around April 2nd or 3rd it started core dumping when trying to start after clean system boot. I've pinpoint the problem to Pipewire. After restarting it with systemctl --user restart pipewire Steam can start without problems.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Reboot the system
Try to start steam
Seg faults
Restart Pipewire service
Start steam

steam-logs.tar.gz

steam-coredump.log

package-versions.txt

steam-command-output.log

pw-dump.log - pipewire dump before restart (with steam crashing)

pw-dump_after-restart.log - pipewire dump after restart (with steam working)

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-04-11 github

Hello @israveri, this should also be mentioned to the pipewire maintainer(s) if it hasn't been already.

Iisraveri 2026-04-11 github

Hi @kisak-valve, thanks for the reply, yes I will do so. Let me know if I can provide anything else to help, if needed.

Iisraveri 2026-04-11 github

Just opened an issue on Pipewire's tracker as well as updated main post with some pipewire dump (that I uploaded for them in their issue).

The issue url: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/work_items/5220

Any other info I can gather to help with this, just let me know.

Thank you!

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