Looks like this workaround is working for me as new kernel versions are released:
$ cat /etc/kernel/postinst.d/statoverride #!/bin/sh version="$1" [ -z "${version}" ] && exit 0 dpkg-statoverride --update --add root root 0644 /boot/vmlinuz-${version} That file must be executable. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/759725 Title: The kernel is no longer readable by non-root users To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/759725/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs