rpcbind installation fails with "error: %pre(rpcbind-0.2.0-26.el7.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 9"

Issue

rpcbind installation fails with the following error :-

# yum install rpcbind

Loaded plugins: etckeeper, langpacks, product-id, rhnplugin, subscription-manager
This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or Red Hat Satellite.
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package rpcbind.x86_64 0:0.2.0-26.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency:libtirpc.so.1()(64bit) for package: rpcbind-0.2.0-26.el7.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libtirpc.x86_64 0:0.2.4-0.5.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
/var/cache/yum/x86_64/7Server/epel_rhel7_x86_64/comps.xml: not well-formed (invalid token): line 1, column 0

Dependencies Resolved

==========================================================================================================================
 Package                  Arch                   Version                       Repository                            Size
==========================================================================================================================
Installing:
 rpcbind                  x86_64                 0.2.0-26.el7                  rhel-x86_64-server-7                  55 k
Installing for dependencies:
 libtirpc                 x86_64                 0.2.4-0.5.el7                 rhel-x86_64-server-7                  85 k

Transaction Summary
==========================================================================================================================
Install  1 Package (+1 Dependent package)

Total size: 140 k
Installed size: 274 k
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
etckeeper: pre transaction commit
  Installing : libtirpc-0.2.4-0.5.el7.x86_64                                                                          1/2
error: %pre(rpcbind-0.2.0-26.el7.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 9
Error in PREIN scriptlet in rpm package rpcbind-0.2.0-26.el7.x86_64
etckeeper: post transaction commit
  Verifying  : libtirpc-0.2.4-0.5.el7.x86_64                                                                          1/2
  Verifying  : rpcbind-0.2.0-26.el7.x86_64                                                                            2/2

Dependency Installed:
  libtirpc.x86_64 0:0.2.4-0.5.el7                                                                                        

Failed:
  rpcbind.x86_64 0:0.2.0-26.el7                                                                                          

Complete!