[Solved]Error prevents URPMI from installing packages/Update

[Can80]

Hello,
I am running Mageia Cauldron X86_64 (kernel 5.15.6-desktop-1.mga9) and for a few days, I found it strange that I stopped being notified of any new updates, while we usually get them several times every day.
It turns out that URPMI is having an issue that prevents it from functioning properly.
Whenever I run the update command I get a long error message:

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$ sudo urpmi --auto-update

medium "Core Release" is up-to-date
medium "Core Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree Release" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Tainted Release" is up-to-date
medium "Tainted Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Core 32bit Release" is up-to-date
medium "Core 32bit Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree 32bit Release" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree 32bit Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Tainted 32bit Release" is up-to-date
medium "Tainted 32bit Updates" is up-to-date
invalid line <@provides@coq[== 8.13.2-2.mga9]@coq(x86-64)[== 8.13.2-2.mga9]@ocaml(Abstract)[== acf1611aa3d5a7a6ad551b1c2d5069dd]@ocaml(AcyclicGraph)[== 98f710c5a5beec4256790a821aad2aad]@ocaml(Arguments_renaming)[== f2dda84652225f1b9aee1ad8d97fc659]@ocaml(Assumptions)[== 8a70bb32394780c4ccae11f7c4335192]@ocaml(AsyncTaskQueue)[== 46df58a6b2558614475f161793b72d49]@ocaml(Attributes)[== e6092580494c5f75779efbc9c15e92c5]@ocaml(Auto)[== 3e98f68c9ad0d410e88664c827710dde]@ocaml(Auto_ind_decl)[== 70306fe70ac9ab0662925d10ce3546b6]@ocaml(Autorewrite)[== 108f4069f88cd25414da4fad4a29b985]@ocaml(Aux_file)[== a86bd0bc94b0913bde9771010d41c025]@ocaml(Btauto_plugin)[== 8d3bee36ac2d0c17484d492d839e70b4]@ocaml(Btermdn)[== 7ab91fa17f65161155d9b4edac571958]@ocaml(CArray)[== a3f31ef9725282d01e4ce5d7fa4fe83c]...

... (I'm cutting short here because this part is very long)

problem reading synthesis file of medium "Core 32bit Release"
Packages are up to date

It doesn't look like access to the mirror is the issue. None of them seems to be down.
Here they are:

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urpmq --list-media active --list-url
Core Release http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/x86_64/media/core/release
Core Updates http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/x86_64/media/core/updates
Nonfree Release http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/x86_64/media/nonfree/release
Nonfree Updates http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/x86_64/media/nonfree/updates
Tainted Release http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/x86_64/media/tainted/release
Tainted Updates http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/x86_64/media/tainted/updates
Core 32bit Release http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/i586/media/core/release
Core 32bit Updates http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/i586/media/core/updates
Nonfree 32bit Release http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/i586/media/nonfree/release
Nonfree 32bit Updates http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/i586/media/nonfree/updates
Tainted 32bit Release http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/i586/media/tainted/release
Tainted 32bit Updates http://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/mageia/distrib/cauldron/i586/media/tainted/updates

Even trying to install new packages via the URPMI command gies me the same error. The Control Center doesn't work either. All I can see through the MCC are the packages that are already installed.

I then tried to run

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urpmi --clean

but I get the same error and nothing happens.
I also removed and reinstalled the repos (urpmi.removemedia / urpmi.addmedia), but to no avail.

At this stage, I'm not sure what is going on nor how I can resolve this. I'm asking for your wise advice before attempting anything.

Thank you in advance!

[sturmvogel]

As a cauldron user you should always monitor the bugtracker:
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29759

[Can80]

As a cauldron user you should always monitor the bugtracker:
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29759

Thank you very much for the help.
it's most probable that my method for searching in Bugzilla is no good, because I didn't find this one.

[sturmvogel]

Please mark this topic as solved by editing the subject of your first post and add [solved]. Thanks.

[Can80]

Yes, but before I do, I want to make sure that the issue has been truly solved.
Applying the fix in the bug report did removed the error message. However, I find it quite strange that for several days I have yet to see any update to be installed.
Since this is Cauldron, I find that a bit unusual.

[Can80]

Aaaaaand here come the new updates. That's more like it.
Problem fixed.