package libc6-dev-armel-cross 2.23-0ubuntu3cross1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to sync file '/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci//md5sums': Input/output error

[Sathyakam Medavaram]

Reported during normal operation

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: libc6-dev-armel-cross 2.23-0ubuntu3cross1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-38.41-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
AptOrdering:
 libc6-dev-armel-cross:amd64: Install
 libc6-armel-cross:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Feb 3 18:46:28 2019
Dependencies:
 libc6-armel-cross 2.23-0ubuntu3cross1
 linux-libc-dev-armel-cross 4.15.0-35.38cross1.1
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2019-02-03 18:46:27
 Commandline: apt-get install -f
 Requested-By: sathya (1000)
 Upgrade: libc6-dev-armel-cross:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu3cross1, 2.27-3ubuntu1cross1.1), libc6-armel-cross:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu3cross1, 2.27-3ubuntu1cross1.1)
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-armel-cross_2.27-3ubuntu1cross1.1_all.deb (--unpack):
  unable to sync file '/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci//md5sums': Input/output error
ErrorMessage: unable to sync file '/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci//md5sums': Input/output error
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-10 (299 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.6, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.6
SourcePackage: cross-toolchain-base
Title: package libc6-dev-armel-cross 2.23-0ubuntu3cross1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to sync file '/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci//md5sums': Input/output error
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-10-28 (98 days ago)