Kernel installation failed with error: unpacking of archive failed on file /path/to/the/file: cpio: read

Issue

• Getting warning messages while installing kernel:-

# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5.i686.rpm
warning: kernel-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5.i686.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 37017186
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:kernel                 ########################################### [100%]
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /lib/modules/2.6.18-308.4.1.el5/kernel/drivers/ata/libata.ko;4fb1dd35: cpio: read