apport-collect crashes when no matching packages found

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

I am having the same problem.

apt-cache policy apport
apport:
  Installed: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Candidate: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Version table:
 *** 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.0.1-0ubuntu5 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages

The error output is:
$ apport-collect 997132
No packages found matching linux.
ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py crashed:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 718, in add_hooks_info
    symb['add_info'](self, ui)
  File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 45, in add_info
    match_error_messages(report)
  File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 129, in match_error_messages
    if report['ProblemType'] == 'Package':
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py", line 23, in __getitem__
    raise KeyError(key)
KeyError: 'ProblemType'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 499, in <lambda>
    GLib.idle_add(lambda: self.collect_info(on_finished=self.ui_update_view))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 867, in collect_info
    icthread.exc_raise()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 34, in run
    self._retval = self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 111, in thread_collect_info
    if report['ProblemType'] == 'Crash' and \
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py", line 23, in __getitem__
    raise KeyError(key)
KeyError: 'ProblemType'

Same bug for me!

Error log:
$ apport-collect -p linux 1023141
Nessun pacchetto corrispondente a linux.
ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py crashed:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 718, in add_hooks_info
    symb['add_info'](self, ui)
  File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 45, in add_info
    match_error_messages(report)
  File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 129, in match_error_messages
    if report['ProblemType'] == 'Package':
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py", line 23, in __getitem__
    raise KeyError(key)
KeyError: 'ProblemType'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 499, in <lambda>
    GLib.idle_add(lambda: self.collect_info(on_finished=self.ui_update_view))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 867, in collect_info
    icthread.exc_raise()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 34, in run
    self._retval = self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 111, in thread_collect_info
    if report['ProblemType'] == 'Crash' and \
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py", line 23, in __getitem__
    raise KeyError(key)
KeyError: 'ProblemType'

OS:
$ lsb_release -dr
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04

$ uname -a
Linux eliah-precise 3.2.0-26-generic-pae #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 14 16:45:14 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

Apport version:
$ apt-cache policy apport
apport:
  Installato: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Candidato: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Tabella versione:
 *** 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 0
        500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.0.1-0ubuntu5 0
        500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages

This bug can be found partly in Ubuntu 13.04. When you run apport-collect with no matching packages, apport-collect succeeded to finish, but there is a python script that crashes. I can't remember exactly what the name was (maybe something related to cloud), and when I tried to reproduce it with example run in this bug's description, it accidentally flooded wrong bug with lots of attachments.

I can try to reproduce the bug and find the name of the crashing python script, if someone can tell how not to flood other bugs :)

Just ran into this with Ubuntu 13.10 when viewing the report, i386, apport 2.12.5-0ubuntu2:

root@zbox:~# apport-collect 1248053
...
The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the
application. This might take a few minutes.
..dpkg-query: no packages found matching linux
.......

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 367, in <module>
    if not app.run_argv():
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 656, in run_argv
    return self.run_update_report()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 572, in run_update_report
    response = self.ui_present_report_details(allowed_to_report)
  File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 206, in ui_present_report_details
    self.collect_info()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 969, in collect_info
    if self.report['ProblemType'] == 'Crash':
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py", line 23, in __getitem__
    raise KeyError(key)
KeyError: 'ProblemType'

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