Importing "RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release" GPG key returns error.

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Issue

  • Importing the GPG key on RHEL 10 results in an error
    # gpg --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release 
    gpg: key 199E2F91FD431D51: public key "Red Hat, Inc. (release key 2) <security@redhat.com>" imported
    gpg: packet(6) with unknown version 6
    gpg: read_block: read error: Invalid packet
    gpg: import from '/etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release' failed: Invalid keyring
    gpg: Total number processed: 1
    gpg:               imported: 1
  • RHEL-9.7 introduces RPM-GPG-KEY-PQC-redhat-release key, which reports an error when importing.
    # gpg --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-PQC-redhat-release
    gpg: packet(6) with unknown version 6
    gpg: read_block: read error: Invalid packet
    gpg: import from '/etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-PQC-redhat-release' failed: Invalid keyring
    gpg: Total number processed: 0

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.7
  • redhat-release
  • GnuPG
  • OpenPGP

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