package shim-signed 1.32~16.04.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Aditya Malik]

While updating it generated an error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: shim-signed 1.32~16.04.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-93.116-generic 4.4.79
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-93-generic x86_64
.proc.sys.kernel.moksbstate_disabled: 0
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.12
Architecture: amd64
BootEFIContents:
 fw
 fwupx64.efi
Date: Sat Nov 18 09:48:29 2017
EFITables:
 Nov 18 08:59:33 geek kernel: efi: EFI v2.31 by American Megatrends
 Nov 18 08:59:33 geek kernel: efi: ACPI=0xcb3bc000 ACPI 2.0=0xcb3bc000 SMBIOS=0xf0000
 Nov 18 09:48:18 geek 20microsoft[11145]: result: Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi:Windows Boot Manager:Windows
 Nov 18 09:48:18 geek 05efi[11146]: debug: bootloader Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi:Windows Boot Manager:Windows found by subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/efi/20microsoft
 Nov 18 09:48:18 geek 05efi[11147]: result: /dev/sda1@/efi/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi:Windows Boot Manager:Windows:efi
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-07 (406 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SecureBoot: 6 0 0 0 0
SourcePackage: shim-signed
Title: package shim-signed 1.32~16.04.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-10-08 (405 days ago)

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1732515, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.