RHEL5 system stops booting with message "request_nodule: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c" on the screen

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Issue

While booting system with "2.6.18-128.1.14.el5PAE" kernel, following message appears on screen and system does not boot.

request_nodule: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
request_nodule: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
request_nodule: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
request_nodule: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c
request_nodule: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-464c

System boots fine with "2.6.18-164.11.1.el5xen" kernel.

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

x86_64 architecture

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