I have had a similar problem--
Unfortunately, it only happens some of the time, but when it doesn't like a document, it is repeatable (at least, it is today).
Here is a backtrace from a representative crash
*** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin: double free or corruption (out): 0x08fb76b0 *** ======= Backtrace: ========= /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6[0xb6affd65] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(cfree+0x90)[0xb6b03800] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_free+0x31)[0xb63e5961] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb5808d29] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN11SalGraphics22GetNativeControlRegionEmmRK6RegionmRK16ImplControlValueR16SalControlHandleRKN3rtl8OUStringERS0_SC_PK12OutputDevice+0x17b)[0xb7dd0a8b] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN6Window22GetNativeControlRegionEmmRK6RegionmRK16ImplControlValueN3rtl8OUStringERS0_S8_+0x103)[0xb7e91633] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN7ListBox6ResizeEv+0x18c)[0xb7edad9c] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7e77d14] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN6Window4ShowEht+0xca)[0xb7e7a4ea] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN7ListBoxC1EP6WindowRK5ResId+0xd6)[0xb7ed9576] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvt680li.so(_ZN11PrintDialogC1EP6Window+0x1ca)[0xb78bd42a] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so[0xaf33e8bb] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so[0xaf33ea6e] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb31187da] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb30ff878] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so(_ZN8SfxShell11ExecuteSlotER10SfxRequestPK12SfxInterface+0x65)[0xb315d7e5] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so(_ZN6SwView12ExecutePrintER10SfxRequest+0x451)[0xaf33f781] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so[0xaf30cb44] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb314ab4a] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb314b2e8] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb314b358] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb317ace5] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb317ac89] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7e8be66] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gen680li.so(_ZN10SalDisplay21DispatchInternalEventEv+0xbc)[0xb53eb16c] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb57e8041] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb57e8081] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xb63dc551] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_dispatch+0x17c)[0xb63de11c] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xb63e155f] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_iteration+0x65)[0xb63e1ac5] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb57ea171] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gen680li.so(_ZN14X11SalInstance5YieldEbb+0x37)[0xb53f2927] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN11Application5YieldEb+0x59)[0xb7c8b559] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN11Application7ExecuteEv+0x3c)[0xb7c8b67c] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin(_ZN7desktop7Desktop4MainEv+0x145d)[0x806f07d] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7c9134c] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_Z6SVMainv+0x35)[0xb7c91455] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin(main+0xcf)[0x806150f] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe0)[0xb6aac050] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin(_ZN6Window15SetPosSizePixelEllllt+0x365)[0x80613d1] ======= Memory map: ======== 08048000-0809d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5964107 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin 0809d000-0809e000 rw-p 00054000 08:01 5964107 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin 0809e000-09288000 rw-p 0809e000 00:00 0 [heap] a7812000-a7896000 r--p 00000000 08:01 12189916 /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf a7896000-a7897000 ---p a7896000 00:00 0 a7897000-a8097000 rw-p a7897000 00:00 0 a8097000-a8098000 ---p a8097000 00:00 0 a8098000-a8898000 rw-p a8098000 00:00 0 aa09b000-aa09c000 ---p aa09b000 00:00 0 aa09c000-aa89c000 rw-p aa09c000 00:00 0 aa89c000-aa89d000 ---p aa89c000 00:00 0 aa89d000-ab09d000 rw-p aa89d000 00:00 0 ab09d000-ac185000 r--p 00000000 08:01 6865245 /usr/share/icons/crystalsvg/icon-theme.cache ac185000-ac8e4000 r--p 00000000 08:01 6210387 /usr/share/icons/gnome/icon-theme.cache ac8e4000-ac8eb000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882243 /usr/lib/libtrackerclient.so.0.0.0 ac8eb000-ac8ec000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 5882243 /usr/lib/libtrackerclient.so.0.0.0 ac8ec000-ac8f3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882036 /usr/lib/libfam.so.0.0.0 ac8f3000-ac8f4000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 5882036 /usr/lib/libfam.so.0.0.0 ac8f4000-ac8fa000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 16498715 /lib/libacl.so.1.1.0 ac8fa000-ac8fb000 rw-p 00005000 08:01 16498715 /lib/libacl.so.1.1.0 ac90d000-ac914000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882348 /usr/lib/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 ac914000-ac915000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 5882348 /usr/lib/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 ac915000-ac9d6000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882318 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 ac9d6000-ac9db000 rw-p 000c0000 08:01 5882318 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 ac9db000-ac9e8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883452 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 ac9e8000-ac9e9000 rw-p 0000d000 08:01 5883452 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 ac9e9000-ac9fe000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882012 /usr/lib/libart_lgpl_2.so.2.3.19 ac9fe000-ac9ff000 rw-p 00014000 08:01 5882012 /usr/lib/libart_lgpl_2.so.2.3.19 ac9ff000-aca2e000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883351 /usr/lib/libgnomecanvas-2.so.0.2000.0 aca2e000-aca2f000 rw-p 0002f000 08:01 5883351 /usr/lib/libgnomecanvas-2.so.0.2000.0 aca2f000-aca8a000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883316 /usr/lib/libbonoboui-2.so.0.0.0 aca8a000-aca8d000 rw-p 0005a000 08:01 5883316 /usr/lib/libbonoboui-2.so.0.0.0 aca8d000-acaad000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883207 /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0.0.2 acaad000-acaaf000 rw-p 00020000 08:01 5883207 /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0.0.2 acaaf000-acab8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883036 /usr/lib/libesd.so.0.2.38 acab8000-acab9000 rw-p 00009000 08:01 5883036 /usr/lib/libesd.so.0.2.38 acab9000-acac0000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 16498795 /lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0 acac0000-acac1000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 16498795 /lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0 acac1000-acb49000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5885139 /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0.2000.0 acb49000-acb4d000 rw-p 00087000 08:01 5885139 /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0.2000.0 acb4d000-acb60000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883115 /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4.0.0 acb60000-acb62000 rw-p 00013000 08:01 5883115 /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4.0.0 acb62000-acbb4000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883114 /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0.0.0 acbb4000-acbbe000 rw-p 00051000 08:01 5883114 /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0.0.0 acbbe000-acbd2000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5884832 /usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0.2000.0 acbd2000-acbd3000 rw-p 00014000 08:01 5884832 /usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0.2000.0 acbd3000-acbed000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5963910 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/fps_gnome.uno.so acbed000-acbef000 rw-p 0001a000 08:01 5963910 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/fps_gnome.uno.so acbef000-acbf2000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5964300 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/fpicker.uno.so acbf2000-acbf3000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 5964300 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/fpicker.uno.so acbf3000-accf0000 r--p 00000000 08:01 5964487 /usr/lib/openoffice/help/en/swriter.ht accf0000-ace12000 r--p 00000000 08:01 5964486 /usr/lib/openoffice/help/en/swriter.db ace12000-ace2c000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5964349 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/svtmisc.uno.so/usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice: line 361: 22095 Killed "$sd_prog/$sd_binary" "$@"
And, unusual for me, I can even attach the document I was trying to print.
I am able to save to a PDF, so I can get around the problem, but it is annoying.
I have had a similar problem--
Unfortunately, it only happens some of the time, but when it doesn't like a document, it is repeatable (at least, it is today).
Here is a backtrace from a representative crash
*** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/ openoffice/ program/ soffice. bin: double free or corruption (out): 0x08fb76b0 *** i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6[0xb6affd65] i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6(cfree+ 0x90)[0xb6b0380 0] libglib- 2.0.so. 0(g_free+ 0x31)[0xb63e596 1] openoffice/ program/ libvclplug_ gtk680li. so[0xb5808d29] openoffice/ program/ libvcl680li. so(_ZN11SalGrap hics22GetNative ControlRegionEm mRK6RegionmRK16 ImplControlValu eR16SalControlH andleRKN3rtl8OU StringERS0_ SC_PK12OutputDe vice+0x17b) [0xb7dd0a8b] openoffice/ program/ libvcl680li. so(_ZN6Window22 GetNativeContro lRegionEmmRK6Re gionmRK16ImplCo ntrolValueN3rtl 8OUStringERS0_ S8_+0x103) [0xb7e91633] openoffice/ program/ libvcl680li. so(_ZN7ListBox6 ResizeEv+ 0x18c)[ 0xb7edad9c] openoffice/ program/ libvcl680li. so[0xb7e77d14] openoffice/ program/ libvcl680li. so(_ZN6Window4S howEht+ 0xca)[0xb7e7a4e a] openoffice/ program/ libvcl680li. so(_ZN7ListBoxC 1EP6WindowRK5Re sId+0xd6) [0xb7ed9576] openoffice/ program/ libsvt680li. so(_ZN11PrintDi alogC1EP6Window +0x1ca) [0xb78bd42a] openoffice/ program/ libsw680li. so[0xaf33e8bb] openoffice/ program/ libsw680li. so[0xaf33ea6e] openoffice/ program/ libsfx680li. so[0xb31187da] openoffice/ program/ libsfx680li. so[0xb30ff878] openoffice/ program/ libsfx680li. so(_ZN8SfxShell 11ExecuteSlotER 10SfxRequestPK1 2SfxInterface+ 0x65)[0xb315d7e 5] openoffice/ program/ libsw680li. so(_ZN6SwView12 ExecutePrintER1 0SfxRequest+ 0x451)[ 0xaf33f781] openoffice/ program/ libsw680li. so[0xaf30cb44] openoffice/ program/ libsfx680li. so[0xb314ab4a] openoffice/ program/ libsfx680li. so[0xb314b2e8] openoffice/ program/ libsfx680li. so[0xb314b358] openoffice/ program/ libsfx680li. so[0xb317ace5] openoffice/ program/ libsfx680li. so[0xb317ac89] openoffice/ program/ libvcl680li. so[0xb7e8be66] openoffice/ program/ libvclplug_ gen680li. so(_ZN10SalDisp lay21DispatchIn ternalEventEv+ 0xbc)[0xb53eb16 c] openoffice/ program/ libvclplug_ gtk680li. so[0xb57e8041] openoffice/ program/ libvclplug_ gtk680li. so[0xb57e8081] libglib- 2.0.so. 0[0xb63dc551] libglib- 2.0.so. 0(g_main_ context_ dispatch+ 0x17c)[ 0xb63de11c] libglib- 2.0.so. 0[0xb63e155f] libglib- 2.0.so. 0(g_main_ context_ iteration+ 0x65)[0xb63e1ac 5] openoffice/ program/ libvclplug_ gtk680li. so[0xb57ea171] openoffice/ program/ libvclplug_ gen680li. so(_ZN14X11SalI nstance5YieldEb b+0x37) [0xb53f2927] openoffice/ program/ libvcl680li. so(_ZN11Applica tion5YieldEb+ 0x59)[0xb7c8b55 9] openoffice/ program/ libvcl680li. so(_ZN11Applica tion7ExecuteEv+ 0x3c)[0xb7c8b67 c] openoffice/ program/ soffice. bin(_ZN7desktop 7Desktop4MainEv +0x145d) [0x806f07d] openoffice/ program/ libvcl680li. so[0xb7c9134c] openoffice/ program/ libvcl680li. so(_Z6SVMainv+ 0x35)[0xb7c9145 5] openoffice/ program/ soffice. bin(main+ 0xcf)[0x806150f ] i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6(__libc_ start_main+ 0xe0)[0xb6aac05 0] openoffice/ program/ soffice. bin(_ZN6Window1 5SetPosSizePixe lEllllt+ 0x365)[ 0x80613d1] openoffice/ program/ soffice. bin openoffice/ program/ soffice. bin fonts/truetype/ ttf-dejavu/ DejaVuSans- Bold.ttf icons/crystalsv g/icon- theme.cache icons/gnome/ icon-theme. cache libtrackerclien t.so.0. 0.0 libtrackerclien t.so.0. 0.0 libfam. so.0.0. 0 libfam. so.0.0. 0 so.1.1. 0 so.1.1. 0 libgailutil. so.18.0. 1 libgailutil. so.18.0. 1 libasound. so.2.0. 0 libasound. so.2.0. 0 libgnome- keyring. so.0.1. 1 libgnome- keyring. so.0.1. 1 libart_ lgpl_2. so.2.3. 19 libart_ lgpl_2. so.2.3. 19 libgnomecanvas- 2.so.0. 2000.0 libgnomecanvas- 2.so.0. 2000.0 libbonoboui- 2.so.0. 0.0 libbonoboui- 2.so.0. 0.0 libaudiofile. so.0.0. 2 libaudiofile. so.0.0. 2 libesd. so.0.2. 38 libesd. so.0.2. 38 so.0.0. 0 so.0.0. 0 libgnomeui- 2.so.0. 2000.0 libgnomeui- 2.so.0. 2000.0 libbonobo- activation. so.4.0. 0 libbonobo- activation. so.4.0. 0 libbonobo- 2.so.0. 0.0 libbonobo- 2.so.0. 0.0 libgnome- 2.so.0. 2000.0 libgnome- 2.so.0. 2000.0 openoffice/ program/ fps_gnome. uno.so openoffice/ program/ fps_gnome. uno.so openoffice/ program/ fpicker. uno.so openoffice/ program/ fpicker. uno.so openoffice/ help/en/ swriter. ht openoffice/ help/en/ swriter. db openoffice/ program/ svtmisc. uno.so/ usr/lib/ openoffice/ program/ soffice: line 361: 22095 Killed "$sd_prog/ $sd_binary" "$@"
======= Backtrace: =========
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======= Memory map: ========
08048000-0809d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5964107 /usr/lib/
0809d000-0809e000 rw-p 00054000 08:01 5964107 /usr/lib/
0809e000-09288000 rw-p 0809e000 00:00 0 [heap]
a7812000-a7896000 r--p 00000000 08:01 12189916 /usr/share/
a7896000-a7897000 ---p a7896000 00:00 0
a7897000-a8097000 rw-p a7897000 00:00 0
a8097000-a8098000 ---p a8097000 00:00 0
a8098000-a8898000 rw-p a8098000 00:00 0
aa09b000-aa09c000 ---p aa09b000 00:00 0
aa09c000-aa89c000 rw-p aa09c000 00:00 0
aa89c000-aa89d000 ---p aa89c000 00:00 0
aa89d000-ab09d000 rw-p aa89d000 00:00 0
ab09d000-ac185000 r--p 00000000 08:01 6865245 /usr/share/
ac185000-ac8e4000 r--p 00000000 08:01 6210387 /usr/share/
ac8e4000-ac8eb000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882243 /usr/lib/
ac8eb000-ac8ec000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 5882243 /usr/lib/
ac8ec000-ac8f3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882036 /usr/lib/
ac8f3000-ac8f4000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 5882036 /usr/lib/
ac8f4000-ac8fa000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 16498715 /lib/libacl.
ac8fa000-ac8fb000 rw-p 00005000 08:01 16498715 /lib/libacl.
ac90d000-ac914000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882348 /usr/lib/
ac914000-ac915000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 5882348 /usr/lib/
ac915000-ac9d6000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882318 /usr/lib/
ac9d6000-ac9db000 rw-p 000c0000 08:01 5882318 /usr/lib/
ac9db000-ac9e8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883452 /usr/lib/
ac9e8000-ac9e9000 rw-p 0000d000 08:01 5883452 /usr/lib/
ac9e9000-ac9fe000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882012 /usr/lib/
ac9fe000-ac9ff000 rw-p 00014000 08:01 5882012 /usr/lib/
ac9ff000-aca2e000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883351 /usr/lib/
aca2e000-aca2f000 rw-p 0002f000 08:01 5883351 /usr/lib/
aca2f000-aca8a000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883316 /usr/lib/
aca8a000-aca8d000 rw-p 0005a000 08:01 5883316 /usr/lib/
aca8d000-acaad000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883207 /usr/lib/
acaad000-acaaf000 rw-p 00020000 08:01 5883207 /usr/lib/
acaaf000-acab8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883036 /usr/lib/
acab8000-acab9000 rw-p 00009000 08:01 5883036 /usr/lib/
acab9000-acac0000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 16498795 /lib/libpopt.
acac0000-acac1000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 16498795 /lib/libpopt.
acac1000-acb49000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5885139 /usr/lib/
acb49000-acb4d000 rw-p 00087000 08:01 5885139 /usr/lib/
acb4d000-acb60000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883115 /usr/lib/
acb60000-acb62000 rw-p 00013000 08:01 5883115 /usr/lib/
acb62000-acbb4000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883114 /usr/lib/
acbb4000-acbbe000 rw-p 00051000 08:01 5883114 /usr/lib/
acbbe000-acbd2000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5884832 /usr/lib/
acbd2000-acbd3000 rw-p 00014000 08:01 5884832 /usr/lib/
acbd3000-acbed000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5963910 /usr/lib/
acbed000-acbef000 rw-p 0001a000 08:01 5963910 /usr/lib/
acbef000-acbf2000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5964300 /usr/lib/
acbf2000-acbf3000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 5964300 /usr/lib/
acbf3000-accf0000 r--p 00000000 08:01 5964487 /usr/lib/
accf0000-ace12000 r--p 00000000 08:01 5964486 /usr/lib/
ace12000-ace2c000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5964349 /usr/lib/
And, unusual for me, I can even attach the document I was trying to print.
I am able to save to a PDF, so I can get around the problem, but it is annoying.