Symptoms
When you create a hub site collection in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, the following exception is logged in the Unified Logging Service (ULS) log:
Resolution
To resolve this issue, apply the following hotfix package:
2553037 Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 hotfix package (Osrchwfe-x-none.msp): August 30, 2011
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.