Yum search packagename fails with Curl error (35): SSL connect error on Red Hat Satellite 6 Client.

Issue

• yum search packagename fails with Curl error (35): SSL connect error on Red Hat Satellite 6 Client.

  # yum search package_name
  Updating Subscription Management repositories.
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs)                                                                              0.0  B/s |   0  B     00:00
  Errors during downloading metadata for repository 'rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms':
  - Curl error (35): SSL connect error for https://satellite.example.com/pulp/content/Default_Organization/Library/content/dist/rhel8/8/x86_64/appstream/os/repodata/repomd.xml [OpenSSL SSL_connect: SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL in connection to satellite.example.com:443 ]
  Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms': Cannot download repomd.xml: Cannot download repodata/repomd.xml: All mirrors were tried
  

• yum update fails with SSL_connect: SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL in connection to satellite.example.com:443 on a system registered to Satellite/Capsule server.