up2date failed with the error 'error: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: headerRead failed: hdr blob(528160): BAD, read returned 422053'

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Issue

  • up2date failed with the following error message

    [root@rds100 ~]# up2date
error: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: headerRead failed: hdr blob(528160): BAD, read returned 422053
An error has occurred:
Unable to fetch requested Package
See /var/log/up2date for more information

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6

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