"Segmentation fault" error when running yum command

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Issue

  • When yum related commands are executed , RHEL5.11 system throws "Segmentation fault" error message
[root@example-system~]# yum list
Segmentation fault
  • /var/log/messages shows the details of the error message
Sep 27 19:37:41 example-system  kernel: yum[20452]: segfault at 0000003700000000 rip 000000377a078f2a rsp 00007fffb14b7488 error
Sep 27 19:38:14 example-system kernel: repoquery[20740]: segfault at 0000003700000000 rip 000000377a078f2a rsp 00007fffbd480028 error 4
Sep 27 19:38:16 example-system kernel: yum[20746]: segfault at 0000003700000000 rip 000000377a078f2a rsp 00007fff86740bb8 error 4

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.X
  • Third-party repo

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