Werk #22161: smart_posix: Handle 'Pending defect count' in smartctl output

Component

Checks & agents

Title

smart_posix: Handle 'Pending defect count' in smartctl output

Date

Oct 21, 2026

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

3.0.0b1 Not yet released	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.5.0p18 Not yet released	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.4.0p40 Not yet released	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Due to a bug in smartctl, its JSON output may be prefixed with Pending defect count:. This caused Parsing of section smart_posix_scan_arg failed in the Check_MK service. The prefix is now ignored.

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