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IV02407: MALFORMED ERROR IN UDP PACKET SENT WHEN TRACEROUTE AGENT IS ENABLED.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Bad length value 2048 > IP payload length
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * Users in Linux platform with TraceRoute agent enabled.       *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * Malformed error in dup packet sent when TraceRoute agent is  *
    * enabled.                                                     *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * The following fixpacks will contain the fix:                 *
    * | fix pack | 3.8.0-ITNMIP-FP0007                             *
    * | fix pack | 3.9.0-ITNMIP-FP0001                             *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • See the following message in the udp packet for the TraceRoute
    ping:
    - [Expert Info (Error/Malformed): Bad length value 2048 > IP
    payload length]
    
    It is a big endian/little endian bug issue and is platform
    specific.
    We provide the correct packet length 8 bytes. However the hex 8
    bytes is reversed the order from 00 08 to 08 00.
    It is a big endian/little endian bug issue and is platform
    specific.
    Use htons(8) while adding the total length to the packet.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV02407

  • Reported component name

    TIV NETWK MGR I

  • Reported component ID

    5724S4500

  • Reported release

    380

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2011-06-27

  • Closed date

    2011-07-14

  • Last modified date

    2011-07-14

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    TIV NETWK MGR I

  • Fixed component ID

    5724S4500

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSSHRK","label":"Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"380","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
24 August 2023