Backtrace:

0 vtkIdList::GetNumberOfIds vtkIdList.h 38 0x7fffeddef04e
1 vtkMergePoints::InsertUniquePoint vtkMergePoints.cxx 143 0x7fffedfc7256
2 vtkQuad::Contour vtkQuad.cxx 474 0x7fffee03cbff
3 vtkGenericCell::Contour vtkGenericCell.cxx 187 0x7fffedea346a
4 vtkCutter::DataSetCutter vtkCutter.cxx 603 0x7fffed21775b
5 vtkCutter::RequestData vtkCutter.cxx 378 0x7fffed2166fb
6 vtkPolyDataAlgorithm::ProcessRequest vtkPolyDataAlgorithm.cxx 91 0x7fffee00f55e
7 vtkCutter::ProcessRequest vtkCutter.cxx 1122 0x7fffed219a59
8 vtkExecutive::CallAlgorithm vtkExecutive.cxx 747 0x7fffede95d65
9 vtkDemandDrivenPipeline::ExecuteData vtkDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx 507 0x7fffede7e5a3
10 vtkDemandDrivenPipeline::ProcessRequest vtkDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx 279 0x7fffede7dc61
11 vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline::ProcessRequest vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx 276 0x7fffee095f10
12 vtkExecutive::ForwardUpstream vtkExecutive.cxx 646 0x7fffede958ec
13 vtkDemandDrivenPipeline::ProcessRequest vtkDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx 265 0x7fffede7dbcc
14 vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline::ProcessRequest vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx 276 0x7fffee095f10
15 vtkDemandDrivenPipeline::UpdateData vtkDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx 449 0x7fffede7e36a
16 vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline::Update vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx 326 0x7fffee09612e
17 vtkDataObject::Update vtkDataObject.cxx 1030 0x7fffede68b1a
18 vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper2D::RenderOverlay vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper2D.cxx 74 0x7fffeadba5be
19 vtkActor2D::RenderOverlay vtkActor2D.cxx 103 0x7fffeddf26c9
20 vtkRenderer::UpdateGeometry vtkRenderer.cxx 660 0x7fffeacc2da5
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here is what looks like the issue:

when slice offset is changed, vtkMRMLSliceLogic:591 calls vtkMRMLSliceLogic->UpdatePipeline(), this updates the SliceModel polydata

then :592 calls Modified on the SliceModel,
-> goes to ModelSliceDisplayableManager pipelines
-> render is triggered !!

!! Problem: up to this point there has been no update of the actual slice position from the SliceNode.

so the vtkPlane for the Cutter is not in the right position, relative to the now-updated polydata of the SliceModel. When the render triggers the demand pipeline of the vtkCutter, then it tries to cut unknown cells in space.

Added vtkPolyData->Modified() as a workaround for crash in vtkCutter in order to update bounds of the locator.
revision: 21148