Built a PPA to test the fix: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jasimioni/lp1907878 sudo apt update Below the testing with the PPA package: ubuntu@jammy-test:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Release: 22.04 Codename: jammy ubuntu@jammy-test:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i ifupdown ii ifupdown 0.8.36+nmu1ubuntu3 amd64 high level tools to configure network interfaces ubuntu@jammy-test:~$ sudo ifdown ens3 /etc/network/if-down.d/resolved: 12: mystatedir: not found Killed old client process Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1 Copyright 2004-2018 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ Listening on LPF/ens3/52:54:00:92:e4:09 Sending on LPF/ens3/52:54:00:92:e4:09 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPRELEASE of 192.168.122.213 on ens3 to 192.168.122.1 port 67 (xid=0x3fe7fca) ubuntu@jammy-test:~$ sudo ifup ens3 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1 Copyright 2004-2018 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ Listening on LPF/ens3/52:54:00:92:e4:09 Sending on LPF/ens3/52:54:00:92:e4:09 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPDISCOVER on ens3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 (xid=0x96648e41) DHCPDISCOVER on ens3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 (xid=0x96648e41) DHCPOFFER of 192.168.122.213 from 192.168.122.1 DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.122.213 on ens3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 (xid=0x418e6496) DHCPACK of 192.168.122.213 from 192.168.122.1 (xid=0x96648e41) bound to 192.168.122.213 -- renewal in 1488 seconds. /etc/network/if-up.d/resolved: 12: mystatedir: not found ### AFTER UPGRADE ### ubuntu@jammy-test:~$ apt-cache policy ifupdown ifupdown: Installed: 0.8.36+nmu1ubuntu4 Candidate: 0.8.36+nmu1ubuntu4 Version table: *** 0.8.36+nmu1ubuntu4 500 500 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/jasimioni/lp1907878/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.8.36+nmu1ubuntu3 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 Packages ubuntu@jammy-test:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i ifupdown ii ifupdown 0.8.36+nmu1ubuntu4 amd64 high level tools to configure network interfaces ubuntu@jammy-test:~$ sudo ifdown ens3 Killed old client process Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1 Copyright 2004-2018 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ Listening on LPF/ens3/52:54:00:92:e4:09 Sending on LPF/ens3/52:54:00:92:e4:09 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPRELEASE of 192.168.122.213 on ens3 to 192.168.122.1 port 67 (xid=0x5294bd40) ubuntu@jammy-test:~$ sudo ifup ens3 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1 Copyright 2004-2018 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ Listening on LPF/ens3/52:54:00:92:e4:09 Sending on LPF/ens3/52:54:00:92:e4:09 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPDISCOVER on ens3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 (xid=0x1c872a07) DHCPDISCOVER on ens3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8 (xid=0x1c872a07) DHCPOFFER of 192.168.122.213 from 192.168.122.1 DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.122.213 on ens3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 (xid=0x72a871c) DHCPACK of 192.168.122.213 from 192.168.122.1 (xid=0x1c872a07) bound to 192.168.122.213 -- renewal in 1350 seconds. diff can be seen here: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/683020167/ifupdown_0.8.36+nmu1ubuntu3_0.8.36+nmu1ubuntu4.diff.gz