This happened to me too.
I saw this post on askUbuntu: http://askubuntu.com/questions/163770/gimp-crashes-ubuntu-12-04-when-using-tool
I tried what was suggested by the answer from Jacques de Beer. I pulled my USB mouse plug, loaded the image and reinserted the USB plug. Didn't crash.
I'm using a onn wireless mouse model M730R.
This happened to me too.
I saw this post on askUbuntu: http:// askubuntu. com/questions/ 163770/ gimp-crashes- ubuntu- 12-04-when- using-tool
I tried what was suggested by the answer from Jacques de Beer. I pulled my USB mouse plug, loaded the image and reinserted the USB plug. Didn't crash.
I'm using a onn wireless mouse model M730R.