This has been fixed upstream in release 3.2[1] of dmidecode. So I guess we just need a backport?
Bionic currently has 3.1[2] [1]: https://github.com/mirror/dmidecode/commit/7a9fc6d3cba86ec9c517b8ec314e099c5cb433b9 [2]: https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/dmidecode -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to dmidecode in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1851676 Title: dmidecode decodes /sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial incorrectly Status in dmidecode package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Hi, On VMWare 6.5 and higher (HW version 13 and higher) when decoding /sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial dmidecode produces an output whereby the first 16 characters have been reversed in comparison to /sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid. This manifests itself by breaking provisioning in Kubernetes and could cause other issues down the line. Other OS such as redhat have already patched this in their releases. A demonstration of the issue can be found in this pastebin: https://pastebin.canonical.com/p/qRfrpHXwGs/ VMWare Issue: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/53609 Cheers! To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dmidecode/+bug/1851676/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
