package linux-firmware 1.187.7 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Raphael Dumas]

Upgraded from 18.04 to 20.04 without doing a clean install. Just started encountering issues with updates. I'm not sure if it's related to my encrypted swap which seems to have been broken/unreadable at some point in upgrading.

Happy to provide more info.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Release: 20.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-firmware 1.187.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-60.67-generic 5.4.78
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-60-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Sun Jan 10 22:02:00 2021
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b9d6e51c-6ef1-4b05-916a-17aa1a75141c
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-02 (1657 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
MachineType: LENOVO 80K9
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.4.0-60-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.7
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-firmware 1.187.7 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-12-06 (39 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/21/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.bios.version: A9CN61WW
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Lenovo Edge 15
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0J40700 WIN
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Edge 15
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLenovo:bvrA9CN61WW:bd07/21/2015:svnLENOVO:pn80K9:pvrLenovoEdge15:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoEdge15:rvrSDK0J40700WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoEdge15:
dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD
dmi.product.name: 80K9
dmi.product.sku: LENOVO_MT_80K9_BU_idea_FM_Lenovo Edge 15
dmi.product.version: Lenovo Edge 15
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Raphael Dumas (wombatdiscussion)]

I think this was related to this https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1911836

Nothing to see here. Sorry!

[Alex Murray (alexmurray)]

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.

[Seth Forshee (sforshee)]

Marking as a duplicate of bug 1911836 based on comment #2.