package icedtea-plugin 1.2-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

[ThomasA]

I was performing a dist upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 and the upgrade reported that icedtea failed to install properly.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: icedtea-plugin 1.2-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-22.36-generic 3.0.33
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jul 14 15:15:49 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: icedtea-web
Title: package icedtea-plugin 1.2-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-07-14 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package icedtea-web - 1.2-2ubuntu1.1

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icedtea-web (1.2-2ubuntu1.1) precise-security; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: uninitialized pointer use flaw
    - debian/patches/icedtea-web-CVE-2012-3422.patch: check for empty
      instance_to_id_map hash and return error if so.
    - CVE-2012-3422
  * SECURITY UPDATE: incorrect handling of non NULL terminated strings
    - debian/patches/icedtea-web-CVE-2012-3423.patch: ensure NPVariant
      NPStrings are NULL terminated.
    - CVE-2012-3423
  * debian/control, debian/control.common: add replaces on icedtea-net
    and icedtea-6-plugin for conflicting files in older releases,
    caused by icedtea-web security pocket backport to those releases
    in conjunction with openjdk-6 security backport (LP: #1024708)
 -- Steve Beattie <email address hidden> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:14:25 -0700