FATAL: Error running install command for bridge

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • Cannot load bridge module
  • Seeing errors in /var/log/messages:
Jul 21 07:39:28 hostname modprobe: FATAL: Error running install command for bridge
Jul 21 07:40:21 hostname kernel: bridge: Unknown symbol ipv6_dev_get_saddr
Jul 21 07:40:21 hostname modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting bridge (/lib/modules/2.6.32-573.12.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/net/bridge/bridge.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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