apport detects problem, but fails due to damaged problem report

[Frank Bicknell]

After a unity greeter crash of some sort, apport attempted to collect data on the problem, ultimately resulting in this message:

This problem report is damaged and cannot be processed.

IOError(13, 'Permission denied')
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ApportLog:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: apport 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Tags: precise
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip fuse lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers

See also bug 1012358, the same symptom with "TypeError(Error('incorrect padding',),)".

[Bob Bib (bobbib)]

Your report is incomplete.
Please execute the following command from the terminal of the affected system:
apport-collect 999264

[Frank Bicknell (fbicknel)]

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for apport (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]