Description of problem: Subject says that all, the input parameters are not checked for validity (have to be decimal numbers within a range). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): OpenIPMI-2.0.16-5.el5 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: [root@dell-pe1950-01 ~]# ipmitool sol payload status 1000 Error getting SOL payload status for user 1 on channel 232: Invalid data field in request [root@dell-pe1950-01 ~]# ipmitool sol payload status abcd Error getting SOL payload status for user 1 on channel 0: Invalid data field in request [root@dell-pe1950-01 ~]# ipmitool sol payload enable abcd Error enabling SOL payload for user 1 on channel 0: Invalid data field in request Actual results: see above Expected results: the program should complain about invalid input values instead of trying to use them Additional info: tested on Dell PowerEdge 1950
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Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: The command 'ipmitool sol payload' accepted incorrect argument values. With this update, argument values are validated.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0096.html