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DNF: conflict when trying to update with --security option

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      What were you trying to do that didn't work?

      Trying to update the system for security fixed only (`yum update --security`), the update fails due to dependencies not being updated as well.

      # rpm -qa | grep elfutils | sort
elfutils-0.178-7.el8.x86_64
elfutils-debuginfod-client-0.178-7.el8.x86_64
elfutils-default-yama-scope-0.178-7.el8.noarch
elfutils-libelf-0.178-7.el8.x86_64
elfutils-libs-0.178-7.el8.x86_64

# yum -y install elfutils-libelf-0.178-7.el8.x86_64
[...]
# yum update --security
[...]
Nothing to do.

# yum -y install elfutils-libelf-0.178-7.el8.i686
[...]
# yum update --security
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Error: 
 Problem: elfutils-libelf-0.178-7.el8.i686 has inferior architecture
  - cannot install both elfutils-libelf-0.188-3.el8.x86_64 and elfutils-libelf-0.178-7.el8.x86_64
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package elfutils-libelf-0.178-7.el8.i686
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package elfutils-libelf-0.178-7.el8.x86_64

      Please provide the package NVR for which bug is seen:

      libsolv-0.7.20-4.el8_7.x86_64

      How reproducible:

      Always

      Steps to reproduce (see above)

      1. Update the system to latest
      2. Downgrade elfutils to 0.178-7.el8
      3. Install elfutils-libelf-0.178-7.el8.i686
      4. Try executing `yum update --security`

      Expected results

      All elfutils packages get updated simultaneously

      Actual results

      Problems detected

              amatej@redhat.com Ales Matej
              rhn-support-rmetrich Renaud Métrich
              packaging-team-maint packaging-team-maint
              Software Management QE Software Management QE
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