[RHEL] What means the message 'DHCP packet received on eth<X> which has no address' in logs and how can I fix it?

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Issue

  • I am receiving some 'DHCP packet received on eth<X> which has no address' messages in /var/log/messages. What it mean?

Environment

  • Red hat Enterprise Linux 6.1
  • dnsmasq-2.48-4 and earlier versions
  • libvirt and bridge network

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