wingpanel crashes frequently

[jcamposz]

What Happened?

The wingpanel crashes showing in syslog the following errors:
2026-01-27T13:21:46.256646+01:00 PROX14-AMD-odiseo io.elementary.d[2375]: message repeated 23 times: [ gtk_box_remove: assertion 'gtk_widget_get_parent (child) == (GtkWidget *)box' failed]
2026-01-27T13:21:48.265123+01:00 PROX14-AMD-odiseo io.elementary.w[73406]: NotificationEntry.vala:79: Unable to mask image: Falló al abrir el archivo «/tmp/wingpanel-BKMBH3.png»: No existe el archivo o el directorio
2026-01-27T13:21:48.703095+01:00 PROX14-AMD-odiseo io.elementary.d[2375]: gtk_box_remove: assertion 'gtk_widget_get_parent (child) == (GtkWidget *)box' failed
2026-01-27T13:21:48.706373+01:00 PROX14-AMD-odiseo io.elementary.d[2375]: message repeated 7 times: [ gtk_box_remove: assertion 'gtk_widget_get_parent (child) == (GtkWidget *)box' failed]

I have attached a file with more info.

bug.txt

Steps to Reproduce

I reproduce this fail opening the different menus of the wingpanel sequentially. "Do not disturb" is selected

Expected Behavior

Move across different menus in the wingpanel without crashing.

OS Version

8.x (Circe)

OS Architecture

amd64 (on most hardwares)

Session Type

Secure Session (Wayland, This is the default)

Software Version

Latest release (I have run all updates)

Log Output

Hardware Info

No response

[jcamposz]

after truncating syslog and reproducing the error :

bug_truncate.log

The steps I have followed to reproduce the bug:

1.- click right hamburger

2.- without minimize this , try to select battery icon.

Workaround: After disabling "Do not disturb" and removing all the notifications, it works again.