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This bug was fixed in the package dmidecode - 3.0-2ubuntu0.2

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dmidecode (3.0-2ubuntu0.2) xenial; urgency=medium

  * Restrict /dev/mem scanning for entry point to x86, fixing crashes
    on certain ARM platforms (LP: #1858615):
    - New debian/patches/0140-Fix_scan_entry_point.patch (Cherry picked from
      upstream Commit e12ec26e19e02281d3e7258c3aabb88a5cf5ec1d.

 -- dann frazier <dannf@xxxxxxxxxx>  Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:29:42 -0700

** Changed in: dmidecode (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  dmidecode triggers system reboot on Inforce 6640

Status in cloud-init:
  Invalid
Status in dmidecode package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in dmidecode source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in dmidecode source package in Bionic:
  Fix Released
Status in dmidecode source package in Eoan:
  Fix Released
Status in dmidecode source package in Focal:
  Fix Released
Status in dmidecode package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  Running 'sudo dmidecode' on non-UEFI ARM systems can cause them to crash/reboot. cloud-init apparently runs dmidecode as root, so it breaks any cloud-init based installation.

  [Test Case]
  sudo dmidecode

  [Fix]
  Upstream has the following fix:

  commit e12ec26e19e02281d3e7258c3aabb88a5cf5ec1d
  Author: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@xxxxxxx>
  Date: Mon Aug 26 14:20:15 2019 +0200

      dmidecode: Only scan /dev/mem for entry point on x86

  [Regression Risk]
  In Ubuntu, dmidecode only builds on amd64, arm64, armhf & i386.
  The fix is to disable code on !x86, so the regression risk is restricted to ARM platforms, where we know /dev/mem trolling is bad news.

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