Why preupg is getting stuck when checking HAL?

Issue

• When running preupg it gets stuck when it is checking HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer)

• It halts everytime when running the preupg command.

 ~]# preupg
The Preupgrade Assistant is a diagnostics tool 
and does not perform the actual upgrade.
Make sure you back up your system and all of your data now,
before using the Upgrade Tool to avoid potential data loss.
Do you want to continue? y/n
y
Gathering logs used by preupgrade assistant:
All installed packages                                 : 01/10 ...finished (time 00:01s)
All changed files                                      : 02/10 ...finished (time 01:50s)
Changed config files                                   : 03/10 ...finished (time 00:00s)
All users                                              : 04/10 ...finished (time 00:00s)
All groups                                             : 05/10 ...finished (time 00:00s)
Service statuses                                       : 06/10 ...finished (time 00:00s)
All installed files                                    : 07/10 ...finished (time 00:03s)
All local files                                        : 08/10 ...finished (time 00:03s)
All executable files                                   : 09/10 ...finished (time 00:01s)
RedHat signed packages                                 : 10/10 ...finished (time 00:00s)
Assessment of the system, running checks / SCE scripts:
001/132 ...done    (Configuration Files to Review)
:
:
:
101/132 ...done    (Workaround for crashing grubby.)
102/132 ...running (Obsoleted HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer))