yum throws " Curl error (35): SSL connect error for https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel8/8/x86_64/baseos/os/repodata/repomd.xml [error:1408F10B:SSL routines:ssl3_get_record:wrong version number]" error.

Issue

• yum update throws Curl error (35): SSL connect error for https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel8/8/x86_64/baseos/os/repodata/repomd.xml [error:1408F10B:SSL routines:ssl3_get_record:wrong version number] error.

• Yum repolist fails with the below error:-

  Updating Subscription Management repositories.
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs)                                                                                
  0.0  B/s |   0  B     00:00
  Errors during downloading metadata for repository 'rhel-9-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms':
    - Curl error (35): SSL connect error for https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel9/9.2/x86_64/appstream/os/repodata/repomd.xml [error:0A000126:SSL routines::unexpected eof while reading]
  Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'rhel-9-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms': Cannot download repomd.xml: Cannot download repodata/repomd.xml: All mirrors were tried
  

• yum/dnf commands fails with the below error:-

  Errors during downloading metadata for repository 'rhel-9-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms':
    - Curl error (35): SSL connect error for https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel9/9.5/x86_64/appstream/os/repodata/repomd.xml [error:0A0000C6:SSL routines::packet length too long]
  Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'rhel-9-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms': Cannot download repomd.xml: Cannot download repodata/repomd.xml: All mirrors were tried