UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update to linux image

Bug #622418 reported by DtTBane
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Ubuntu security tools
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dpkg
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grub
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dpkg (Ubuntu)
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Declined for Hardy by Jean-Baptiste Lallement
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Declined for Hardy by Jean-Baptiste Lallement

Bug Description

Binary package hint: synaptic

Description: Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS
Release: 8.04

UpdateManager fails to install 'Important Security Update':
*linux-image-2.6.24-28-generic

An error occured
The following details are provided:
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.24-28-generic_2.6.24-28.75_i386.deb: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-28-generic' before installing new version

*Version 2.6.24-28.75:
"This package contains the Linux kernel image for version 2.6.24 on x86/x86_64.
Also includes the corresponding System.map file, the modules built by the packager, and scripts that try to ensure that the system is not left in an unbootable state after an update.
Supports Generic processors.
Geared toward desktop systems.
You likely do not want to install this package directly. Instead, install the linux-generic meta-package"

[ LINUX-GENERIC META-PACKAGE INSTALLED OK ]

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Aug 22 15:27:48 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/synaptic
Package: synaptic 0.61ubuntu9
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/lib/kde4/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: synaptic
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-28-generic i686

[ INSTALLED ON P-III Win98se HOST using WUBI ]

Additional Notes:
--------------------------
Installed -
linux-image-2.6.24-28-386 2.6.24-28.75
per
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-974-1
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/153075/
Result -
System no longer recognized there is a sound card on-board
Update Notification / Update Mgr -
continues to advise update to linux-image-2.6.24-28-generic_2.6.24-28.75
Update fails as above.
Removed linux-image-2.6.24-28-386 2.6.24-28.75 to regain audio

CVE References

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DtTBane (drtbane) wrote :
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DtTBane (drtbane) wrote :

from terminal :
user@user-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-generic
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/18.4MB of archives.
After this operation, 4096B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 115411 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.24-28-generic 2.6.24-28.71 (using .../linux-image-2.6.24-28-generic_2.6.24-28.75_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.24-28-generic ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.24-28-generic_2.6.24-28.75_i386.deb (--unpack):
 unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-28-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-28-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-26-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.24-28-generic_2.6.24-28.75_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
user@user-desktop:~$

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DtTBane (drtbane) wrote :

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/153075/
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-974-1 August 19, 2010
linux, linux-{ec2,fsl-imx51,mvl-dove,source-2.6.15,ti-omap} vulnerabilities
CVE-2010-2240, CVE-2010-2803, CVE-2010-2959

The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-386 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-generic 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-hppa32 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-hppa64 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-itanium 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-lpia 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-lpiacompat 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-mckinley 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-openvz 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-powerpc 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-powerpc-smp 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-powerpc64-smp 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-rt 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-server 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-sparc64 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-sparc64-smp 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-virtual 2.6.24-28.75
  linux-image-2.6.24-28-xen 2.6.24-28.75

DtTBane (drtbane)
description: updated
tags: added: kernel-bug
removed: apport-bug
visibility: private → public
DtTBane (drtbane)
description: updated
description: updated
DtTBane (drtbane)
description: updated
DtTBane (drtbane)
visibility: public → private
DtTBane (drtbane)
summary: - kernel update fails
+ UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update - linux-
+ image-2.6.24-28-generic Version 2.6.24-28.75
summary: - UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update - linux-
- image-2.6.24-28-generic Version 2.6.24-28.75
+ UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update to linux-image
DtTBane (drtbane)
summary: - UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update to linux-image
+ UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update to linux image
+ - dpkg unable to make backup link before installing new version -
+ Operation not permitted - dpkg-deb- subprocess paste killed by signal
+ -Broken pipe
DtTBane (drtbane)
visibility: private → public
DtTBane (drtbane)
tags: added: security
removed: kernel-bug
tags: added: packaging ubuntu
removed: security
tags: added: kernel-bug
removed: packaging
summary: UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update to linux image
- - dpkg unable to make backup link before installing new version -
- Operation not permitted - dpkg-deb- subprocess paste killed by signal
- -Broken pipe
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DtTBane (drtbane) wrote :

bump

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VaugKBs (sutherlandvaughn) wrote :

 Update fail to install/synaptic fail to install: Universe/c/cxxtools/liberxxtools6.1.4.8-3-/386 deb
This is base on objective caml library xml parsing facilities based on export library

Update installer bug: Libexpat ocaml1-0.9.1+debian1-3 i368.deb google. chrome
I download google chrome beta it destroy firefox in attemping to reinstall firefox, it is only running the firefox installer and not installing firefox or updating security package/synaptic software.

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thanks for your report. This is not a synaptic issue but a wubi one already reported in bug 252900. I'm closing that task and marking it as duplicate.

@VaugKBs, your problem is different could you please file a new report.

Thanks.

Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
security vulnerability: yes → no
Changed in apt:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in usectools:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in dpkg:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in grub:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in dpkg (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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DtTBane (drtbane) wrote :

Thank you Jean-Baptiste !!!!

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