VMs fail to start in OpenShift Virtualization with UEFI and vTPM

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • A VM configured with UEFI and vTPM fails to start.
  • virt-launcher pod logs "Operation not permitted" errors when creating the nvram file.

Environment

  • OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.18
  • OpenShift Virtualization 4.18
  • Filesystem storage using the Trident CSIDriver

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