gcm-prefs assert failure: *** buffer overflow detected ***: gcm-prefs terminated

Bug #620512 reported by Mark Shuttleworth
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gnome-color-manager (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-color-manager

gcm-* seem to crash pretty much immediately on startup. Have tried with or without UBUNTU_MENUPROXY, I don't think that's it.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-color-manager 2.30.2-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-15.21-generic 2.6.35.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-15-generic i686
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: *** buffer overflow detected ***: gcm-prefs terminated
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Thu Aug 19 16:51:57 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gcm-prefs
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100201)
ProcCmdline: gcm-prefs
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: gnome-color-manager
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
 __fortify_fail () from /lib/libc.so.6
Title: gcm-prefs assert failure: *** buffer overflow detected ***: gcm-prefs terminated
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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might be caused by some outdated packages which were installed on your system
at the time of the report:

libgcc1: installed version 1:4.5.1-2ubuntu1, latest version: 1:4.5.1-6ubuntu1
libavahi-common3: installed version 0.6.25-1ubuntu6, latest version: 0.6.27-2ubuntu3
mountall: installed version 2.15, latest version: 2.17
libudev0: installed version 151-12, latest version: 162-1
libpolkit-gobject-1-0: installed version 0.96-2, latest version: 0.96-2ubuntu1
policykit-1: installed version 0.96-2, latest version: 0.96-2ubuntu1
python2.6: installed version 2.6.6~rc2-1ubuntu1, latest version: 2.6.6-4ubuntu1
python-minimal: installed version 2.6.5-12ubuntu1, latest version: 2.6.6-1ubuntu1
libcups2: installed version 1.4.4-3, latest version: 1.4.4-3ubuntu2
tzdata: installed version 2010k-0ubuntu1, latest version: 2010l-1
libplymouth2: installed version 0.8.2-2ubuntu3, latest version: 0.8.2-2ubuntu4
libgtk2.0-common: installed version 2.21.6-1ubuntu1, latest version: 2.21.7-1ubuntu1
klibc-utils: installed version 1.5.18-1, latest version: 1.5.20-1
gnome-color-manager: installed version 2.30.2-1, latest version: 2.31.91-0ubuntu1
python: installed version 2.6.5-12ubuntu1, latest version: 2.6.6-1ubuntu1
libglib2.0-0: installed version 2.25.14-1ubuntu2, latest version: 2.25.15-0ubuntu2
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0: installed version 2.21.6-2ubuntu5, latest version: 2.21.7-1ubuntu3
gcc-4.5-base: installed version 4.5.1-2ubuntu1, latest version: 4.5.1-6ubuntu1
libklibc: installed version 1.5.18-1, latest version: 1.5.20-1
cpp-4.4: installed version 4.4.4-9ubuntu1, latest version: 4.4.4-14ubuntu2
libc-bin: installed version 2.12.1-0ubuntu1, latest version: 2.12.1-0ubuntu6
libcairo2: installed version 1.9.14-1ubuntu1, latest version: 1.10.0-1ubuntu1
gconf2: installed version 2.31.7-0ubuntu3, latest version: 2.31.91-0ubuntu3
libvte9: installed version 1:0.25.90-0ubuntu3, latest version: 1:0.25.91-0ubuntu4
libfreetype6: installed version 2.4.2-1, latest version: 2.4.2-2
libpython2.6: installed version 2.6.6~rc2-1ubuntu1, latest version: 2.6.6-4ubuntu1
passwd: installed version 1:4.1.4.2-1ubuntu2, latest version: 1:4.1.4.2-1ubuntu3
libvte-common: installed version 1:0.25.90-0ubuntu3, latest version: 1:0.25.91-0ubuntu4
dpkg: installed version 1.15.8.4ubuntu1, latest version: 1.15.8.4ubuntu3
gcc-4.4-base: installed version 4.4.4-9ubuntu1, latest version: 4.4.4-14ubuntu2
udev: installed version 151-12, latest version: 162-1
ifupdown: installed version 0.6.10ubuntu2, latest version: 0.6.10ubuntu3
libpixman-1-0: installed version 0.18.2-1ubuntu1, latest version: 0.18.4-1
initramfs-tools: installed version 0.98ubuntu1, latest version: 0.98.1ubuntu2
libavahi-common-data: installed version 0.6.25-1ubuntu6, latest version: 0.6.27-2ubuntu3
libc6: installed version 2.12.1-0ubuntu1, latest version: 2.12.1-0ubuntu6
libnih1: installed version 1.0.2-1ubuntu1, latest version: 1.0.2-1ubuntu2
libgtk2.0-0: installed version 2.21.6-1ubuntu1, latest version: 2.21.7-1ubuntu1
busybox-initramfs: installed version 1:1.15....

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