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Yum OPENSSH Package Upgrade Fails with Error“unpacking of archive failed on file”

Applies To:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later

Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Unable to update openssh-client & openssh-server packages and it reports error “unpacking of archive failed on file”:

#yum update openssh
Loaded plugins: langpacks, ulninfo
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package openssh.x86_64 0:7.4p1-22.0.1.el7_9 will be updated
--> Processing Dependency: openssh = 7.4p1-22.0.1.el7_9 for package: openssh-clients-7.4p1-22.0.1.el7_9.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: openssh = 7.4p1-22.0.1.el7_9 for package: openssh-server-7.4p1-22.0.1.el7_9.x86_64
---> Package openssh.x86_64 0:7.4p1-23.0.3.el7_9 will be an update
--> Running transaction check
---> Package openssh-clients.x86_64 0:7.4p1-22.0.1.el7_9 will be updated
---> Package openssh-clients.x86_64 0:7.4p1-23.0.3.el7_9 will be an update
---> Package openssh-server.x86_64 0:7.4p1-22.0.1.el7_9 will be updated
---> Package openssh-server.x86_64 0:7.4p1-23.0.3.el7_9 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

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