package linux-firmware 1.157.22 failed to install/upgrade: unable to open '/lib/firmware/s5p-mfc-v6-v2.fw.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted

[K Markey]

This is not a new installation -- contrary to the automatically submitted report.

Running Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS.

The problem occurred doing a routine update (sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-firmware 1.157.22
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-45-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jul 29 17:05:17 2019
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature:
 package:linux-firmware:1.157.22
 Unpacking linux-firmware (1.157.22) over (1.157.21) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-firmware_1.157.22_all.deb (--unpack):
  unable to open '/lib/firmware/s5p-mfc-v6-v2.fw.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
ErrorMessage: unable to open '/lib/firmware/s5p-mfc-v6-v2.fw.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-20 (496 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180228)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
 apt 1.2.32
SourcePackage: linux-firmware
Title: package linux-firmware 1.157.22 failed to install/upgrade: unable to open '/lib/firmware/s5p-mfc-v6-v2.fw.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)