package linux-firmware 1.157.9 failed to install/upgrade: unable to open '/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7265D-13.ucode.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted

Received error during system upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-firmware 1.157.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 5 11:27:52 2017
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature:
 package:linux-firmware:1.157.9
 Unpacking linux-firmware (1.157.10) over (1.157.9) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-firmware_1.157.10_all.deb (--unpack):
  unable to open '/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7265D-13.ucode.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
ErrorMessage: unable to open '/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7265D-13.ucode.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-04 (426 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160304)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: linux-firmware
Title: package linux-firmware 1.157.9 failed to install/upgrade: unable to open '/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7265D-13.ucode.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)