package linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to open '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic/scripts/mod/empty.dwo.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted

[Ryo Namba]

The installation process failed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-36.40~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed Sep 29 11:13:50 2021
DuplicateSignature:
 package:linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic:(not installed)
 Unpacking linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic (5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-UamDef/6-linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic_5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  unable to open '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic/scripts/mod/empty.dwo.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
ErrorMessage: unable to open '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic/scripts/mod/empty.dwo.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-15 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.6
SourcePackage: linux-hwe-5.11
Title: package linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to open '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic/scripts/mod/empty.dwo.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[isma (isma.work)]

Lately all updates related to kernel fail. Not what I was expecting from an LTS version.

[isma (isma.work)]

➜ tools sudo apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  linux-headers-5.11.0-27-generic linux-hwe-5.11-headers-5.11.0-27 linux-image-5.11.0-27-generic linux-modules-5.11.0-27-generic linux-modules-extra-5.11.0-27-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic linux-hwe-5.11-headers-5.11.0-37 linux-modules-extra-5.11.0-37-generic
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic linux-hwe-5.11-headers-5.11.0-37
The following packages will be upgraded:
  linux-modules-extra-5.11.0-37-generic
1 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
11 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/55.3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 308 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 338058 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-modules-extra-5.11.0-37-generic_5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-modules-extra-5.11.0-37-generic (5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2) over (5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2) ...
Preparing to unpack .../linux-hwe-5.11-headers-5.11.0-37_5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2_all.deb ...
Unpacking linux-hwe-5.11-headers-5.11.0-37 (5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-hwe-5.11-headers-5.11.0-37_5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2_all.deb (--unpack):
 unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-hwe-5.11-headers-5.11.0-37.list-new': Operation not permitted
Preparing to unpack .../linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic_5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-headers-5.11.0-37-generic (5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-hwe-5.11-headers-5.11.0-37_5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)