[Bug 1241851] [NEW] package syslinux-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/syslinux/hdt.c32'

[Gregory A Gorecki]

Public bug reported:

Upgrading from 10.04LTS  to12.04LTS through software updater

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: syslinux-common (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-54.82-generic 3.2.50
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-54-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.5
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 18 06:40:41 2013
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/syslinux/hdt.c32'
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110211.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: syslinux
Title: package syslinux-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/syslinux/hdt.c32'
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-10-18 (0 days ago)

** Affects: syslinux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386 precise

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Title:
  package syslinux-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during
  `./usr/lib/syslinux/hdt.c32'

Status in “syslinux” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Upgrading from 10.04LTS  to12.04LTS through software updater

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: syslinux-common (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-54.82-generic 3.2.50
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-54-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.5
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Oct 18 06:40:41 2013
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/syslinux/hdt.c32'
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110211.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: syslinux
  Title: package syslinux-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/syslinux/hdt.c32'
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-10-18 (0 days ago)

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