util-linux 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.4 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

[Brian Carpenter]

Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release: 16.04

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Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Setting up util-linux (2.27.1-6ubuntu3.4) ...
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: error processing package util-linux (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Errors were encountered while processing:
 util-linux
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

from syslog:

Feb 23 09:17:51 faxor kernel: [ 1707.779093] dpkg-preconfigu[3359]: segfault at 126cfc8 ip 00000000004bec94 sp 00007ffcc3f59e00 error 6 in perl[400000+1cf000]
Feb 23 09:17:51 faxor kernel: [ 1707.946664] update-rc.d[3368]: segfault at 1b4 ip 00000000004bea0a sp 00007ffc091a9b40 error 4 in perl[400000+1cf000]
Feb 23 09:17:51 faxor kernel: [ 1708.068377] update-rc.d[3370]: segfault at 1b4 ip 00000000004bea0a sp 00007ffce3c40040 error 4 in perl[400000+1cf000]

apt-cache policy util-linux

util-linux:
  Installed: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.4
  Candidate: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.4
  Version table:
 *** 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.4 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.27.1-6ubuntu3 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Please run the memtest option from the boot menu for at least 15 minutes and let us know if it finds problems.

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