OpenIPMI-2.0.16-16.0.1.AXS3

The Open IPMI project aims to develop an open code base to allow access to platform information using Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). This package contains the tools of the OpenIPMI project.

Security issues fixed with this release:

• CVE-2011-4339
ipmievd (aka the IPMI event daemon) in OpenIPMI, as used in the ipmitool package 1.8.11 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, Debian GNU/Linux, Fedora 16, and other products uses 0666 permissions for its ipmievd.pid PID file, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing to this file.

Fixed bugs:

• On non-Dell platforms, the ipmitool utility listed incomlete and misleading command usage. This has been fixed.

• Disabled automatic bridging of SDR (Sensor Data Record) readings to IPMB to increase performance and show sensor data correctly.

• Fixed exit code of 'ipmitool -o list' command: it now returns 0, as expected.

• Added the path to /sbin to lsmod and modprobe to prevent the init script from failing if PATH did not point to /sbin.

• Added the "-b", "-B", "-l" and "-T" options in the ipmitool man page.

Enhancements:

• Added some Dell-specific IPMI extension:
   – vFlash: allows users to display information about extended SD cards.
   – setled: allows users to display the backplane LED status.
   – Improved error descriptions.
   – Added support for new hardware.
   – Updated documentation of the ipmitool delloem commands in the ipmitool manual page.