Segmentation fault in "apt --fix-broken install"

[Otto]

Expected: New installation of 'wine'

Result: (See attached screenshot of the terminal.)
The installation failed with unmet dependencies, so I entered "sudo apt --fix-broken install" and in the course of this dpkg encountered a segmentation fault:

Unpacking linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic (4.13.0-25.29) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic_4.13.0-25.29_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic.list-new': Operation not permitted
Segmentation fault

I have seen this before reported as a bug: 1742387

As I cannot attach more than one file (why this?) I'm inserting the full terminal content here:

sudo apt install wine-stable
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies.
 linux-image-generic : Depends: linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic but it is not going to be installed
 wine-stable : Depends: wine64 (>= 2.0.2-2ubuntu1) but it is not going to be installed or
                        wine32 (>= 2.0.2-2ubuntu1)
               Depends: wine64 (< 2.0.2-2ubuntu1.1~) but it is not going to be installed or
                        wine32 (< 2.0.2-2ubuntu1.1~)
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
11:20:56 [root@scotland] ~
sudo apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic
The following NEW packages will be installed
  linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic
0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
6 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/31.5 MB of archives.
After this operation, 163 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 383838 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic_4.13.0-25.29_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic (4.13.0-25.29) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic_4.13.0-25.29_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic.list-new': Operation not permitted
Segmentation fault

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: linux-image-generic 4.13.0.25.26
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-21.24-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: john 6019 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: john 6019 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Sun Jan 14 11:24:06 2018
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=53ca4e3e-a7f4-4969-ad38-429b38324fed
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-28 (260 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-DS4
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-21-generic root=UUID=4cfb4fad-eedb-4de1-9dd6-b384d7bc18e0 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-21-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-21-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.169.1
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-11-08 (66 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/30/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F9
dmi.board.name: EP45-DS4
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF9:bd09/30/2008:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnEP45-DS4:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnEP45-DS4:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: EP45-DS4
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[Otto (otto11235)]

Attempting to remove the linux-generic package Synaptic Package Manager also reported "package is in a very bad inconsistent state" and failed.

Please see the attached terminal log

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

This change was made by a bot.

[Otto (otto11235)]

Attempting to upgrade the package Synaptic Package Manager failed again with:

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic_4.13.0-25.29_amd64.deb: unable to open '/lib/modules/4.13.0-25-generic/kernel/drivers/leds/leds-dac124s085.ko.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted

[Otto (otto11235)]

From "https://askubuntu.com/questions/675296/changing-ownership-operation-not-permitted-even-as-root"
looks like "file has the immutable flag set in its extended attributes"
so I reckon it's a problem to be resolved by the package maintainer... or someone who knows better, please help...
If I can do anything to help, just let me know.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

You may need to run the following from a terminal:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then re-install the package or updates.

If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"

[Otto (otto11235)]

OK, done that.
I then did 'sudo apt-get update' which started off fine but after some "W: Possible missing firmware' messages the process stalled without using CPU.
Please see attached terminal log

[Otto (otto11235)]

I blacklisted the package "linux-image-extra-4.13.0-25-generic" in 50unattended-upgrades and at least unattended upgrades runs to completion without any errors.

Should I do anything else to allow apt auto-updating to run as normally as possible?

[Otto (otto11235)]

I also blacklisted it in '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove' and apt update now also runs to completion without any errors.

[Otto (otto11235)]

I tried to install wine again and got more errors - see the attached terminal log. The base problem seems always to be a authorisation issue. e.g.:

"dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libwine_2.0.2-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 unable to open '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine/resutils.dll.so.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted"

Can someone with more know-how than myself divine what the underlying problem is?

From my naive googling it seems to be a problem with "immutable flag set in its extended attributes" as in "https://askubuntu.com/questions/675296/changing-ownership-operation-not-permitted-even-as-root"

The permissions of " /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine" seem to me to be in order e.g.:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 79K Oct 13 12:09 acledit.dll.so

How can we proceed in this matter?

[Otto (otto11235)]

There is one file in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine/ which lsattr says has the immutable flag set:

-----------I--e---- /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine/fakedlls

Is this the root of the problem?

The file "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine/resutils.dll.so.dpkg-new" (see above) does not (currently) exist, so the permissions problem must be created in the update process.

Or am I barking up the wrong tree? What does the package maintainer say?