aptitude assert failure: *** buffer overflow detected ***: aptitude terminated

[Joe]

Binary package hint: aptitude

selecting "Play Minesweeper" lead to the crash

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: *** buffer overflow detected ***: aptitude terminated
Date: Fri Mar 26 22:47:04 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/aptitude
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: aptitude 0.4.11.11-1ubuntu9
ProcCmdline: aptitude -f
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: aptitude
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 __fortify_fail () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
Title: aptitude assert failure: *** buffer overflow detected ***: aptitude terminated
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic i686
UserGroups: mpdscribble

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