package initramfs-tools 0.140ubuntu13.4 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Mike]

looks like an issue with compression/decompression?

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.140ubuntu13.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-38.39~22.04.1-generic 5.19.17
Uname: Linux 5.19.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Mon Aug 21 01:19:18 2023
ErrorMessage: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-04-09 (863 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210209.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.2
 apt 2.4.10
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.140ubuntu13.4 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2023-01-29 (204 days ago)

[Mike (strayobject)]

From Dmesg.txt:

[114838.184191] xz[431483]: segfault at 7f9a93f3701a ip 00007f9b3f780c1a sp 00007f9a957baa50 error 4 in liblzma.so.5.2.5[7f9b3f771000+1b000]

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

From DpkgTerminalLog:

Segmentation fault (core dumped)
E: mkinitramfs failure xz --check=crc32 --threads=0 139
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.19.0-38-generic with 1.

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

Can you report the crashing xz as well and link it here?

[Mike (strayobject)]

Hi Benjamin,

I hope I understood your request correctly. (I'm new here).

I have created another bug report for xz and pointed that one to this one for more info.

Here is the xz bug report:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/2032577

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

Marking this bug as invalid in favour of bug #2032577.