package rsyslog 8.16.0-1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

[Darren]

Using do-release-upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: rsyslog 8.16.0-1ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-42.46-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-42-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 26 12:28:07 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:rsyslog:8.16.0-1ubuntu9
 Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/rsyslog ...
 Segmentation fault
 dpkg: error processing package rsyslog (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-01 (55 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
SourcePackage: rsyslog
Title: package rsyslog 8.16.0-1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2018-01-25 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

[3698105.633667] frontend[30228]: segfault at 0 ip 0000564fab9c2fa4 sp 00007ffe77529ed0 error 6 in perl[564fab93e000+1f7000]

It looks like there was a crash in perl.