util-linux-ng update with excluding kernel package fails by Dependency or Multilib error

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Issue

  • yum update command with excluding kernel package fails and shows Dependency or Multilib error:
Error: Package: util-linux-ng-2.17.2-12.24.el6_8.1.x86_64 (rhel-x86_64-server-6)
           Requires: kernel >= 2.6.32-642

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v. 6
  • exclude=kernel in /etc/yum.conf

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