"dmidecode" utility returns "<BAD INDEX>" or "<OUT OF SPEC>" in the output

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Issue

dmidecode utility returns <BAD INDEX> or <OUT OF SPEC> in the output instead of expected values, like below:

# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.6 present.
142 structures occupying 10302 bytes.
Table at 0x7F49C000.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
        Vendor: <BAD INDEX>
        Version: <BAD INDEX>
        Release Date: <BAD INDEX>
        Address: 0xF0000
        Runtime Size: 64 kB
        ROM Size: 4096 kB
        Characteristics:

Handle 0x0100, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
        Manufacturer: <BAD INDEX>
        Product Name: <BAD INDEX>
        Version: Not Specified
        Serial Number: <BAD INDEX>
        UUID: 4C4C4544-0048-5610-8037-C6C04F505731
        Wake-up Type: Power Switch
        SKU Number: Not Specified
        Family: Not Specified

Handle 0x2020, DMI type 32, 32 bytes
System Boot Information
        Status: <OUT OF SPEC>

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6, 7

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