It is an automatic lock to prevent simultaneous core updates. It will be gone after 15 minutes. If you don’t want to wait, delete the record from options table – usually wp_options.
Since WordPress 4.5:
option_name="core_updater.lock"
If you have an older installation (before WordPress 4.5):
option_name="core_updater"
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