yum update package fails

I don't think i've see python-backports-ssl_match_hostname rpm package listed in updates before I only see git and perl-Git updates

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yum list updates -q | tr -s ' ' | column -t
Updated          Packages
git.x86_64       1.8.3.1-14.el7_5  updates
perl-Git.noarch  1.8.3.1-14.el7_5  updates

but it is installed

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yum list python-backports-ssl_match_hostname -q | tr -s ' ' | column -t
Installed                                   Packages
python-backports-ssl_match_hostname.noarch  3.5.0.1-1.el7  @base

as a dependency update on initial centmin mod install according to yum history info

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yum history info python-backports-ssl_match_hostname -q
Transaction ID : 7
Begin time     : Wed Jun 20 11:11:41 2018
Begin rpmdb    : 508:fd359cdb17c1f55f3216b115b1b7f9626bcae23e
End time       :            11:12:08 2018 (27 seconds)
End rpmdb      : 546:1706d8724999c8c215b37d6a96e6b934c1f81fdc
User           : root <root>
Return-Code    : Success
Command Line   : -y install clang clang-devel jemalloc jemalloc-devel python2-pip libmcrypt libmcrypt-devel libraqm figlet moreutils nghttp2 libnghttp2 libnghttp2-devel pngquant optipng jpegoptim pwgen pigz pbzip2 xz pxz lz4 glances bash-completion bash-completion-extras mlocate re2c kernel-headers kernel-devel --enablerepo=epel
Transaction performed with:
    Installed     rpm-4.11.3-32.el7.x86_64                      @base
    Installed     yum-3.4.3-158.el7.centos.noarch               @base
    Installed     yum-metadata-parser-1.1.4-10.el7.x86_64       installed
    Installed     yum-plugin-fastestmirror-1.1.31-45.el7.noarch @base
Packages Altered:
    Install     bash-completion-1:2.1-6.el7.noarch                       @base
    Install     bash-completion-extras-1:2.1-11.el7.noarch               @epel
    Dep-Install c-ares-1.10.0-3.el7.x86_64                               @base
    Install     clang-3.4.2-8.el7.x86_64                                 @epel
    Install     clang-devel-3.4.2-8.el7.x86_64                           @epel
    Install     figlet-2.2.5-9.el7.x86_64                                @epel
    Install     glances-2.5.1-1.el7.noarch                               @epel
    Install     jemalloc-3.6.0-1.el7.x86_64                              @epel
    Install     jemalloc-devel-3.6.0-1.el7.x86_64                        @epel
    Install     jpegoptim-1.4.6-1.el7.x86_64                             @epel
    Install     kernel-devel-3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64                   @updates
    Dep-Install libev-4.15-7.el7.x86_64                                  @extras
    Dep-Install libimagequant-2.7.2-1.el7.x86_64                         @epel
    Install     libmcrypt-2.5.8-13.el7.x86_64                            @epel
    Install     libmcrypt-devel-2.5.8-13.el7.x86_64                      @epel
    Install     libnghttp2-1.31.1-1.el7.x86_64                           @epel
    Install     libnghttp2-devel-1.31.1-1.el7.x86_64                     @epel
    Install     libraqm-0.1.1-1.el7.x86_64                               @epel
    Dep-Install llvm-3.4.2-8.el7.x86_64                                  @epel
    Dep-Install llvm-libs-3.4.2-8.el7.x86_64                             @epel
    Install     moreutils-0.49-2.el7.x86_64                              @epel
    Install     nghttp2-1.31.1-1.el7.x86_64                              @epel
    Install     optipng-0.7.4-4.el7.x86_64                               @base
    Install     pbzip2-1.1.12-1.el7.x86_64                               @epel
    Dep-Install perl-IO-Tty-1.10-11.el7.x86_64                           @base
    Dep-Install perl-IPC-Run-0.92-2.el7.noarch                           @base
    Dep-Install perl-Time-Duration-1.06-17.el7.noarch                    @epel
    Install     pigz-2.3.4-1.el7.x86_64                                  @epel
    Install     pngquant-2.7.2-1.el7.x86_64                              @epel
    Install     pwgen-2.07-1.el7.x86_64                                  @epel
    Install     pxz-4.999.9-10.beta.20120930git.el7.x86_64               @epel
    Dep-Install python-backports-1.0-8.el7.x86_64                        @base
    Dep-Install python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-1.el7.noarch @base
    Dep-Install python-ipaddress-1.0.16-2.el7.noarch                     @base
    Dep-Install python-setuptools-0.9.8-7.el7.noarch                     @base
    Install     python2-pip-8.1.2-6.el7.noarch                           @epel
    Dep-Install python2-psutil-2.2.1-3.el7.x86_64                        @epel
    Install     re2c-0.14.3-2.el7.x86_64                                 @epel

so maybe you have a corrupt yum repo memory for that package ? are all servers connecting to the same yum repo mirror when you run

Code (Text):

yum list python-backports-ssl_match_hostname

maybe try a different mirror

example base yum repo updates coming from centos.sonn.com mirror for this particular vps in Los Angeles I have

Code (Text):

yum list python-backports-ssl_match_hostname
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities, versionlock
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: centos.sonn.com
 * epel: mirror.hmc.edu
 * extras: centos.sonn.com
 * rpmforge: mirror.hmc.edu
 * updates: centos.sonn.com
277 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Installed Packages
python-backports-ssl_match_hostname.noarch                                                                                               3.5.0.1-1.el7                                                                                               @base

 

tried a yum clean all and yum update again ?

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yum clean all
yum update

 

google-fu'd

• Error unpacking rpm package python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-1.el7.noarch - CentOS
• 0014722: CentOS 7 CR Repo upgrade errors - CentOS Bug Tracker
• yum fails for python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.4.0.2-4.el7.noarch - Red Hat Customer Portal

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rm -rf /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports.ssl_match_hostname-3.*
yum reinstall python-backports-ssl_match_hostname
yum update

or

try the latter first

 

Good to know