[Bug 2122211] [NEW] linux-firmware update fails with 500 Internal Server Error from security.ubuntu.com

[jesus trinidad cruz silva]

Public bug reported:

When trying to upgrade Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS (Noble Numbat), the package
linux-firmware_20240318.git3b128b60-0ubuntu2.17_amd64.deb fails to
download from http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-
firmware/.

The server returns a 500 Internal Server Error. Other packages upgrade
correctly, so this issue appears to be specific to the
security.ubuntu.com mirror serving the linux-firmware package.

Steps to reproduce:

Run:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade


Observe the error when fetching linux-firmware.

Expected result:
Package should download and install without error.

Actual result:
The following error occurs:

Err:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 linux-firmware amd64 20240318.git3b128b60-0ubuntu2.17
  500  Internal Server Error [IP: 185.125.190.81 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_20240318.git3b128b60-0ubuntu2.17_amd64.deb  500  Internal Server Error
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?


System info:

Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: linux-firmware

Affected mirror: security.ubuntu.com

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: apt 2.8.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-29.29~24.04.1-generic 6.14.8
Uname: Linux 6.14.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Sep  6 07:22:52 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-08-09 (28 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20250215)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble wayland-session

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Title:
  linux-firmware update fails with 500 Internal Server Error from
  security.ubuntu.com

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When trying to upgrade Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS (Noble Numbat), the package
  linux-firmware_20240318.git3b128b60-0ubuntu2.17_amd64.deb fails to
  download from http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-
  firmware/.

  The server returns a 500 Internal Server Error. Other packages upgrade
  correctly, so this issue appears to be specific to the
  security.ubuntu.com mirror serving the linux-firmware package.

  Steps to reproduce:

  Run:

  sudo apt update
  sudo apt upgrade

  
  Observe the error when fetching linux-firmware.

  Expected result:
  Package should download and install without error.

  Actual result:
  The following error occurs:

  Err:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 linux-firmware amd64 20240318.git3b128b60-0ubuntu2.17
    500  Internal Server Error [IP: 185.125.190.81 80]
  E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_20240318.git3b128b60-0ubuntu2.17_amd64.deb  500  Internal Server Error
  E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

  
  System info:

  Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat)

  Package: linux-firmware

  Affected mirror: security.ubuntu.com

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
  Package: apt 2.8.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-29.29~24.04.1-generic 6.14.8
  Uname: Linux 6.14.0-29-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Sep  6 07:22:52 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-08-09 (28 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20250215)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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