dnf update fails with Nothing to do, though the newer package is available in the BaseOS repository of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • The dnf update command could not update pcre2 package, but the newer package was available in the BaseOS repository.
# yum update pcre2
...
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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