When I lock a package through synaptic, update manager says 1 update is selected, but it is not and cannot be updated

Bug #1037477 reported by TomasHnyk
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
update-manager (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

I locked a version of a package through synaptic (it's a ppa version with a patch I use and I do not want it to be overriden by regular updates) like this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=lockver.png

Now, when I do an update through update-manager says "1 update has been selected. 87 KB will be downloaded." However, it is not true, as nothing will be updated when I click "Install updates". Moreover, wrong information is displayed in "Description of update" (see screenshot - I have already upgraded flash, the package I hold is xorg-something).

Steps to reproduce:
1. Lock a package that has an updated version in repositories
2. Run update manager and update everything

What happens:
2. See above, wrong information is displayed

What should happen:
1. Update manager should say there are no updates available (if I held a package, I want it held so I do not want updates, do not nag me about it. And if you are to nag me about it, at leas say what you are nagging about:-)).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Aug 16 11:04:10 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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TomasHnyk (sup) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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