Problem with pattern lock: phone immediately relocks - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

On one of my Axon phones the pattern lock is broken:
If I enter a wrong pattern, then it says "wrong pattern".
If I enter a correct pattern, then it seemingly unlocks, but then immediately relocks.
If I use my fingerprint, then I can unlock and use the phone as normal, except:
I can't change the pattern lock. If I try to remove it, replace it with another locking mechanism (e.g. PIN) or try to change the pattern, then android asks me to input the pattern first and I get a very similar behaviour there too. Wrong pattern -> "wrong pattern". Correct pattern. -> It loads something and then throws me back to where I was before. And then asks for the pattern again.
This is very annoying, how can I deal with that?
PS: No root or anything like that, it's all stock.

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