package virtualbox-ext-pack 5.0.36-0ubuntu1.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Vikram Pal]

package virtualbox-ext-pack 5.0.36-0ubuntu1.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: virtualbox-ext-pack 5.0.36-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
Uname: Linux 4.7.0-040700rc6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 3 18:47:40 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-17 (381 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: virtualbox-ext-pack
Title: package virtualbox-ext-pack 5.0.36-0ubuntu1.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

This seems to be the relevant bit from the DpkgTerminalLog.txt about why it's failing:

  VBoxManage: error: The installer failed with exit code 1: VBoxExtPackHelperApp: error: World writable: '/usr'

You should double check the permissions on /usr to make sure they're correct.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for virtualbox-ext-pack (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]