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| -rw-r--r-- | python/vyos/validate.py | 14 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/validate.py b/python/vyos/validate.py index 48a18642b..0e6d34e7e 100644 --- a/python/vyos/validate.py +++ b/python/vyos/validate.py @@ -204,11 +204,19 @@ def assert_mtu(mtu, min=68, max=9000): def assert_mac(m): - octets = [int(i, 16) for i in m.split(':')] + split = m.split(':') + size = len(split) # a mac address consits out of 6 octets - if len(octets) != 6: - raise ValueError(f'wrong number of MAC octets: {octets}') + if size != 6: + raise ValueError(f'wrong number of MAC octets ({size}): {m}') + + octets = [] + try: + for octet in split: + octets.append(int(octet, 16)) + except ValueError: + raise ValueError(f'invalid hex number "{octet}" in : {m}') # validate against the first mac address byte if it's a multicast # address |