I suspect that is the same as bug http://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=642135 that was fixed in September 2011. It is included in all 1.11.x releases of Gnumeric.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #642135 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=642135 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1023254 Title: Gnumeric never opens, eats all memory and crashes. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnumeric/+bug/1023254/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs