Updating java-1.8.0-ibm from RHEL6 to RHEL7 ends up with broken symlinks

Issue

• After upgrading from RHEL 6 using redhat-upgrade-tool, updating java-1.8.0-ibm prints a the primary link ... message

  # yum -y update java-1.8.0-ibm
  ...
  Updating   : 1:java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64                                            1/2 
  the primary link for jce_1.8.0_ibm_local_policy.x86_64 must be /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.8.0-ibm.x86_64/lib/security/local_policy.jar
  Cleanup    : 1:java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9.x86_64                                          2/2 
  Verifying  : 1:java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64                                            1/2 
  Verifying  : 1:java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9.x86_64                                          2/2 
  ...
  

• Symbolic links being created point to non-existent paths

  # for f in $(find /etc/alternatives /usr/lib/jvm /usr/lib/jvm-exports -maxdepth 1 -type l); do [ -e "$(readlink -f "$f")" ] || echo "$f"; done
  /etc/alternatives/jce_1.8.0_ibm_local_policy.x86_64
  /etc/alternatives/jce_1.8.0_ibm_us_export_policy.x86_64
  /etc/alternatives/jce_1.8.0_ibm_limited_us_export_policy.x86_64
  /etc/alternatives/jce_1.8.0_ibm_limited_local_policy.x86_64
  /etc/alternatives/jce_1.8.0_ibm_unlimited_us_export_policy.x86_64
  /etc/alternatives/jce_1.8.0_ibm_unlimited_local_policy.x86_64
  /etc/alternatives/java
  /etc/alternatives/javaw
  /etc/alternatives/jcontrol
  /etc/alternatives/jdmpview
  /etc/alternatives/jextract
  /etc/alternatives/jjs
  /etc/alternatives/keytool
  /etc/alternatives/pack200
  /etc/alternatives/policytool
  /etc/alternatives/rmid
  /etc/alternatives/rmiregistry
  /etc/alternatives/tnameserv
  /etc/alternatives/unpack200
  /etc/alternatives/jre_exports
  /etc/alternatives/jre
  /etc/alternatives/jre_ibm
  /etc/alternatives/jre_ibm_exports
  /etc/alternatives/jre_1.8.0
  /etc/alternatives/jre_1.8.0_exports
  /usr/lib/jvm/jre
  /usr/lib/jvm/jre-ibm
  /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.8.0
  /usr/lib/jvm-exports/jre
  /usr/lib/jvm-exports/jre-ibm
  /usr/lib/jvm-exports/jre-1.8.0