package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-34-generic 3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 139

[Brandon Camilleri]

Fresh Lubuntu install.
Clean Install.
Upon completion, prompted to update.
Resultant failure of one particular update as per summary.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-extra-3.16.0-34-generic 3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 4 12:47:51 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-extra-3.16.0-34-generic:3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1:run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 139
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 139
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20150218.1)
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-34-generic 3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 139
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-34-generic
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/udev failed with return 139.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-34-generic with 139.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 139
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-34-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1