Debug stacktrace of the issue: (gdb) bt #0 0xb7730424 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0xb6860aff in __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:56 #2 0xb6864083 in __GI_abort () at abort.c:90 #3 0xb689da95 in __libc_message (do_abort=do_abort@entry=2, fmt=fmt@entry=0xb69a10d0 "*** Error in `%s': %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c:199 #4 0xb68a87c2 in malloc_printerr (action=, str=, ptr=0xb6da0463 ) at malloc.c:4923 #5 0xb68a9510 in _int_free (av=0x8b000000, p=0xb6da045b , have_lock=0) at malloc.c:3779 #6 0xb6db65d0 in g_free (mem=0xb6da0463 ) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./glib/gmem.c:197 #7 0xb6d943eb in g_datalist_clear (datalist=datalist@entry=0x8613790) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./glib/gdataset.c:277 #8 0xb6e7f92e in g_object_finalize (object=0x8613788) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gobject/gobject.c:1024 #9 0xb746335c in gtk_widget_finalize (object=0x8613788) at /tmp/build/gtk+3/310/build-area/gtk+3.0-3.10.4/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:11515 #10 0xb6e80088 in g_object_unref (_object=0x8613788) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gobject/gobject.c:3197 #11 0xb6e8207f in g_object_run_dispose (object=object@entry=0x8613788) ---Type to continue, or q to quit--- at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gobject/gobject.c:1069 #12 0xb7463ff1 in gtk_widget_destroy (widget=0x8613788) at /tmp/build/gtk+3/310/build-area/gtk+3.0-3.10.4/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:4268 #13 0xb7338f00 in gtk_menu_shell_tracker_remove_func (position=0, user_data=0x84b36c0) at /tmp/build/gtk+3/310/build-area/gtk+3.0-3.10.4/./gtk/gtkmenushell.c:2043 #14 0xb733bf15 in gtk_menu_tracker_remove_items (tracker=0xb5554f38, tracker=0xb5554f38, n_items=1, offset=0, change_point=0xb555217c) at /tmp/build/gtk+3/310/build-area/gtk+3.0-3.10.4/./gtk/gtkmenutracker.c:257 #15 gtk_menu_tracker_model_changed (model=0x8643920, position=0, removed=1, added=0, user_data=0xb5554f38) at /tmp/build/gtk+3/310/build-area/gtk+3.0-3.10.4/./gtk/gtkmenutracker.c:354 #16 0xb66043c6 in ffi_call_SYSV () at ../src/x86/sysv.S:65 #17 0xb660414b in ffi_call (cif=, cif@entry=0xbf956624, fn=, rvalue=, avalue=, avalue@entry=0xbf956550) at ../src/x86/ffi.c:411 #18 0xb6e7c129 in g_cclosure_marshal_generic (closure=0x862db70, return_gvalue=0x0, n_param_values=4, param_values=0xbf956790, invocation_hint=0xbf95673c, marshal_data=0x0) ---Type to continue, or q to quit--- at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gobject/gclosure.c:1454 #19 0xb6e7b8ae in g_closure_invoke (closure=0x862db70, return_value=return_value@entry=0x0, n_param_values=4, param_values=param_values@entry=0xbf956790, invocation_hint=invocation_hint@entry=0xbf95673c) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gobject/gclosure.c:777 #20 0xb6e8ddf9 in signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=node@entry=0x8623680, detail=0, instance=0x8643920, emission_return=emission_return@entry=0x0, instance_and_params=0xbf956790) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:3586 #21 0xb6e95753 in g_signal_emit_valist (instance=instance@entry=0x8643920, signal_id=signal_id@entry=266, detail=detail@entry=0, var_args=0xbf956908 "\030UU\265", var_args@entry=0xbf9568fc "") at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:3330 #22 0xb6e959e3 in g_signal_emit (instance=instance@entry=0x8643920, signal_id=266, detail=detail@entry=0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:3386 #23 0xb6fe1175 in g_menu_model_items_changed (model=0x8643920, position=position@entry=0, removed=removed@entry=1, added=added@entry=0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gio/gmenumodel.c:706 #24 0xb6fe4875 in g_dbus_menu_model_changed (added=0, removed=1, position=0, items=0x0, proxy=) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gio/gdbusmenumodel.c:826 ---Type to continue, or q to quit--- #25 g_dbus_menu_group_changed (group=0x86439a0, menu_id=0, position=0, removed=1, added=0xb554b838) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gio/gdbusmenumodel.c:629 #26 0xb6fe4ff0 in g_dbus_menu_path_signal (connection=0x84a7810, sender_name=0xb55054a8 ":1.17", object_path=0xb553a760 "/com/canonical/indicator/datetime/desktop_greeter", interface_name=0xb554b428 "org.gtk.Menus", signal_name=0xb554a9f0 "Changed", parameters=0xb554b778, user_data=0xb5554d38) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gio/gdbusmenumodel.c:292 #27 0xb6ffaf26 in emit_signal_instance_in_idle_cb (data=data@entry=0xb554ea00) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gio/gdbusconnection.c:3743 #28 0xb6dad5a0 in g_idle_dispatch (source=source@entry=0xb5520e00, callback=0xb6ffae90 , user_data=0xb554ea00) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./glib/gmain.c:5250 #29 0xb6db083e in g_main_dispatch (context=0x847b598, context@entry=0x84a0a50) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./glib/gmain.c:3065 #30 g_main_context_dispatch (context=context@entry=0x847b598) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./glib/gmain.c:3641 #31 0xb6db0be8 in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x847b598, block=block@entry=1, dispatch=dispatch@entry=1, self=) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./glib/gmain.c:3712