check_gl_texture_size assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/gnome-desktop3/check_gl_texture_size: malloc(): memory corruption: 0x08e50017 ***

[pel54]

the error appears out of nowhere

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: libgnome-desktop-3-2 3.2.0-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/gnome-desktop3/check_gl_texture_size: malloc(): memory corruption: 0x08e50017 ***
CheckboxSubmission: 82d101fd763b3dedc9383fc1b0cb6e5c
CheckboxSystem: 21aa6c17e1fc79cc65eed2169d1b6afc
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Wed Oct 5 19:15:54 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/gnome-desktop3/check_gl_texture_size
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110921.2)
ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/gnome-desktop3/check_gl_texture_size
ProcEnviron:

Signal: 6
SourcePackage: gnome-desktop3
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
Title: check_gl_texture_size assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/gnome-desktop3/check_gl_texture_size: malloc(): memory corruption: 0x08e50017 ***
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #861548, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.