Synaptic crashes saying "terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::out_of_range' what(): vector::_M_range_check "

[michaelcochez]

When starting synaptic from either the dash or from the terminal with 'sudo synaptic', the user interface shortly flashes on the screen and then disappears. In the terminal the following message is printed:

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::out_of_range'
  what(): vector::_M_range_check

This re-occurs every time I try to start synaptic.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: synaptic 0.75.2ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: df24eaaa3c3e274c723f42f5f15d260a
CheckboxSystem: 96b5c63be2cfc3db40b519e338806da1
Date: Fri Oct 21 14:38:24 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
SourcePackage: synaptic
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (7 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[michaelcochez (michaelcochez)]

There is a difference between this bug and the bug this is linked to. In my case the update manager does not crash on startup.

[Sam Devol (support-samdevol)]

Been experiencing this since 10/26/11. Update Manager and Ubuntu Software Center seem fine.

[kcpr (kcpr)]

Enabling and then disabling the Screen Reader in Universal Access helped :)

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

Confirmed: Enabling and then disabling the Screen Reader in Universal Access helped.

[Chris (bridgeriver)]

Confirmed here, too. Oneiric x86 fully updated as of 2011-12-09.

[Sivh Fallënheart (s1vh-fallenheart)]

Same bug and fix confirmed as well. Bug seems to come after setting an on-screen keyboard from the Universal Access.