I experienced the same problem but found a solution. I converted my xorg.conf back to default. It only seems to occur if you modify the xorg.conf file (in my case for 5 button mouse configuration). This could be why some people experience this issue while others don't.
I have no problems with (default): Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" EndSection With this Firefox\Flash sporadically crashed: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7" EndSection -- snd-hda-intel with flashplugin-nonfree causes browser crash on close https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/114363 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs