Since last update, dnf core dumps and is unable to proceed to the update due to protected package but before reaching this point, dnf core dumped and stopped working.   Deleting /var/lib/dnf/history* seems to solve part of the issue until another package is installed and dnf starts coredumping again.

[root@server yum.repos.d]# yum update -y
Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:22 ago on Thu 20 Jul 2023 01:16:17 AM UTC.
Error: 
 Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: dnf
(try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages)


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Be on 38
2. dnf update -y
3. core dump
Actual Results:  
core dump

Expected Results:  
install packages or update