gconfd-2 assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2: free(): invalid pointer: 0x0890a3f0 ***

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I was reinstalling ubuntu 11.04 and upgrading to 11.10, with a fresh install. Deleted the old OS to do a reinstall.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: libgconf2-4 2.32.2-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2: free(): invalid pointer: 0x0890a3f0 ***
Date: Sun Nov 27 00:52:34 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2
ProcCwd: /
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANGUAGE=
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: gconf
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: gconfd-2 assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2: free(): invalid pointer: 0x0890a3f0 ***
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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StacktraceTop:
 __libc_message (do_abort=2, fmt=0xf2c8ac "*** glibc detected *** %s: %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c:189
 malloc_printerr (action=<optimized out>, str=<optimized out>, ptr=0x890a3f0) at malloc.c:6283
 _int_free (av=<optimized out>, p=0x890a3e8) at malloc.c:4795
 __GI___libc_free (mem=0x890a3f0) at malloc.c:3738
 g_free (mem=0x890a3f0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./glib/gmem.c:263