[Bug 36707] New: wineboot hangs (loops?) with 100% CPU

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36707

Bug ID: 36707
           Summary: wineboot hangs (loops?) with 100% CPU
           Product: Wine
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: x86
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]

Might be Wine bug #36664 
Looks like RedHat bug #1097970

Wine 1.6.1 worked very well in Ubuntu 12.04, for years, until the patch below
was applied.

( from: /var/log/apt )

Start-Date: 2014-06-07  06:10:33
Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.323'
Install: linux-headers-3.2.0-64:amd64 (3.2.0-64.97),
linux-image-3.2.0-64-generic:amd64 (3.2.0-64.97),
linux-headers-3.2.0-64-generic:amd64 (3.2.0-64.97)
Upgrade: linux-generic:amd64 (3.2.0.63.75, 3.2.0.64.76),
linux-headers-generic:amd64 (3.2.0.63.75, 3.2.0.64.76),
linux-image-generic:amd64 (3.2.0.63.75, 3.2.0.64.76), linux-libc-dev:amd64
(3.2.0-63.95, 3.2.0-64.97)
End-Date: 2014-06-07  06:13:55

After that patch Wine locks/hangs in wineboot with 100% CPU (one core) use.
I tried running Configure Wine to eliminate potential application dependencies
and see the same behavior starting it. 
When I kill the wineboot process wincnfg starts and takes 100% of CPU until
killed.
Same situation with Wine 1.7.18 in Ubuntu 12.04
Same situation with Wine 1.6.2 in Ubuntu 14.04

Things I've tried that did NOT fix or change the problem:

Reinstall Wine 1.6.1  ( wine1.6:amd64 (1.6.1-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1) )
Instal Wine 1.7.18 
Remove Wine 1.7 and (re)install 1.6.1
Replace open source video driver with Nvidia proprietary driver.
Upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04 and Wine 1.6.2