yum fails with "File contains parsing errors"

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

yum fails with the following error :-

# yum update

Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager
File contains parsing errors: /etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo
    [line 97]: sslcacer

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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