Bug 1318322 - ipcalc utility on installation DVD fails to check invalid address/mask
Summary: ipcalc utility on installation DVD fails to check invalid address/mask
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: initscripts
Version: 7.2
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: initscripts Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Leos Pol
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Depends On:
Blocks: 1377986
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-03-16 13:47 UTC by jorge.gonzalez
Modified: 2016-11-25 13:01 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: initscripts-9.49.31-1.el7
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Clone Of:
: 1377986 (view as bug list)
Environment:
Last Closed: 2016-11-04 06:43:48 UTC
Target Upstream Version:


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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2016:2456 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE initscripts bug fix update 2016-11-03 14:04:56 UTC

Description jorge.gonzalez 2016-03-16 13:47:47 UTC
Description of problem:

The ipcalc utility which is included on the initial installation environment on the Install DVD fails to validate some address/netmask pairs.

I have used it on some kickstart file, in which I validate some user input at the beginning of the installation.

The command

  ipcalc -c 192.168.122.13 255.254.255.0

in the initial environment exits with success status, but it is obviously an incorrect netmask.

The ipcalc utility in Fedora 23 correctly marks this as an error.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Boot RHEL7.2 install dvd
2. Wait until graphical console, then switch to CLI console (Ctrl-Alt-F2)
3. Enter command "ipcalc -c 192.168.122.13 255.254.255.0"

Actual results:

No output, and exit status 1

Expected results:

ipcalc: bad IPv4 prefix: 255.254.255.0

exit status 1

Additional info:

Comment 1 David Shea 2016-03-16 13:50:55 UTC
ipcalc is part of the initscripts package, reassigning.

Comment 2 Lukáš Nykrýn 2016-03-16 14:03:39 UTC
sounds easy to fix -> devel_ack

Comment 3 jorge.gonzalez 2016-03-16 14:31:21 UTC
Sorry, typo on "Actual results":

exit status is 0, not 1.

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2016-11-04 06:43:48 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016-2456.html


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