[Bug 1844320] [NEW] efibootmgr -v UiAppCould not parse device path

[Ryan Harper]

Public bug reported:

On Eoan, efibootmgr -v output fails with error "UiAppCound not parse
device path"; this succeeds on Disco and Bionic.

root at ubuntu:/# efivar --name 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-Boot0000 --print
GUID: 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
Name: "Boot0000"
Attributes:
        Non-Volatile
        Boot Service Access
        Runtime Service Access
Value:  
00000000  09 01 00 00 2c 00 55 00  69 00 41 00 70 00 70 00  |....,.U.i.A.p.p.|
00000010  00 00 04 07 14 00 c9 bd  b8 7c eb f8 34 4f aa ea  |.........|..4O..|
00000020  3e e4 af 65 16 a1 04 06  14 00 21 aa 2c 46 14 76  |>..e......!.,F.v|
00000030  03 45 83 6e 8a b6 f4 66  23 31 7f ff 04 00        |.E.n...f#1....  |


root at ubuntu:/# efibootmgr -v
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 0000
Boot0000* UiAppCould not parse device path: Invalid argument


Package versions in Eoan, kernel 5.3.0-10-generic

ii      efibootmgr      15-1
ii      grub-common     2.04-1ubuntu5
ii      grub-efi-amd64  2.04-1ubuntu5
ii      grub-efi-amd64-bin      2.04-1ubuntu5
ii      grub-efi-amd64-signed   1.121+2.04-1ubuntu5
ii      grub2-common    2.04-1ubuntu5
ii      libefiboot1     37-2ubuntu1
ii      libefivar1      37-2ubuntu1


Package versions in Disco, kernel 5.0.0-27-generic

ii      efibootmgr	15-1
ii 	grub-common	2.02+dfsg1-12ubuntu2
ii 	grub-efi-amd64	2.02+dfsg1-12ubuntu2
ii 	grub-efi-amd64-bin	2.02+dfsg1-12ubuntu2
ii 	grub-efi-amd64-signed	1.115+2.02+dfsg1-12ubuntu2
ii 	grub2-common	2.02+dfsg1-12ubuntu2
ii 	libefiboot1	37-2
ii 	libefivar1	37-2

** Affects: efibootmgr (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: curtin-vmtest

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Title:
  efibootmgr -v UiAppCould not parse device path

Status in efibootmgr package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  On Eoan, efibootmgr -v output fails with error "UiAppCound not parse
  device path"; this succeeds on Disco and Bionic.

  root at ubuntu:/# efivar --name 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-Boot0000 --print
  GUID: 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
  Name: "Boot0000"
  Attributes:
          Non-Volatile
          Boot Service Access
          Runtime Service Access
  Value:  
  00000000  09 01 00 00 2c 00 55 00  69 00 41 00 70 00 70 00  |....,.U.i.A.p.p.|
  00000010  00 00 04 07 14 00 c9 bd  b8 7c eb f8 34 4f aa ea  |.........|..4O..|
  00000020  3e e4 af 65 16 a1 04 06  14 00 21 aa 2c 46 14 76  |>..e......!.,F.v|
  00000030  03 45 83 6e 8a b6 f4 66  23 31 7f ff 04 00        |.E.n...f#1....  |

  
  root at ubuntu:/# efibootmgr -v
  Timeout: 0 seconds
  BootOrder: 0000
  Boot0000* UiAppCould not parse device path: Invalid argument

  
  Package versions in Eoan, kernel 5.3.0-10-generic

  ii      efibootmgr      15-1
  ii      grub-common     2.04-1ubuntu5
  ii      grub-efi-amd64  2.04-1ubuntu5
  ii      grub-efi-amd64-bin      2.04-1ubuntu5
  ii      grub-efi-amd64-signed   1.121+2.04-1ubuntu5
  ii      grub2-common    2.04-1ubuntu5
  ii      libefiboot1     37-2ubuntu1
  ii      libefivar1      37-2ubuntu1

  
  Package versions in Disco, kernel 5.0.0-27-generic

  ii      efibootmgr	15-1
  ii 	grub-common	2.02+dfsg1-12ubuntu2
  ii 	grub-efi-amd64	2.02+dfsg1-12ubuntu2
  ii 	grub-efi-amd64-bin	2.02+dfsg1-12ubuntu2
  ii 	grub-efi-amd64-signed	1.115+2.02+dfsg1-12ubuntu2
  ii 	grub2-common	2.02+dfsg1-12ubuntu2
  ii 	libefiboot1	37-2
  ii 	libefivar1	37-2

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