2823849 - Error "Unexpected EOF at offset" in the upgrade phase PREP_INPUT/INSTANCELIST_PRE

You are running an update/upgrade using SUM tool and you get following error in the phase "PREP_INPUT/INSTANCELIST_PRE".

In the INSTANCELIST_PRE.LOG you find these errors:

1EETQ399 Unexpected EOF at offset 1376
1EETQ399 Last error code set is: Unexpected EOF at offset 1376

In the SAPPROFILE_<host>_XX.LOG following lines can be found for parameter "zcsa/installed_languages":

Ingnoring invalid formula: zcsa/installed_languages=(4568ACDEFGHILNQRSTWZd뢚벢봏
Ingnoring invalid formula: zcsa/installed_languages=(4568ACDEFGHILNQRSTWZd뢚벢봏

SAP BASIS Release 7.40 and higher

zcsa/installed_languages, offset 1376, Ignoring invalid formula, Unexpected EOF, INSTANCELIST_PRE , KBA , BC-UPG-TLS-TLA , Upgrade tools for ABAP , Problem