unity-window-decorator crashed with SIGSEGV in g_slice_alloc()

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The crash happened when I played a video in VLC (1.2.0 git20110928+r906-0 r39 oneiric1) and started Firefox.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz-gnome 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 280.13 Wed Jul 27 16:53:56 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,gnomecompat,mousepoll,place,grid,resize,regex,snap,wall,imgpng,move,vpswitch,animation,session,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,workarounds,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Thu Sep 29 17:01:32 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-11-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/unity-window-decorator
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation G92 [GeForce GTS 250] [10de:0615] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:34c7]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110913)
JockeyStatus:
 firmware:dvb_usb - Firmware for DVB cards (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 kmod:nvidia_current - nvidia_current (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-990FXA-UD3
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/unity-window-decorator
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=80189e0a-a208-4907-a93a-056eb5836f5c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x7f47f8a130b5 <g_slice_alloc+293>: mov (%rbx),%rdx
 PC (0x7f47f8a130b5) ok
 source "(%rbx)" (0xffffffff) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%rdx" ok
SegvReason: reading unknown VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 g_slice_alloc () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 g_slice_alloc0 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 g_type_create_instance () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 g_object_newv () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
Title: unity-window-decorator crashed with SIGSEGV in g_slice_alloc()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 08/29/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F3
dmi.board.name: GA-990FXA-UD3
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF3:bd08/29/2011:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-990FXA-UD3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-990FXA-UD3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-990FXA-UD3
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu24
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

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