Last Modified: May 29, 2024
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM
Known Affected Versions:
15.1.3, 15.1.3.1, 15.1.4, 15.1.4.1, 15.1.5, 15.1.5.1, 15.1.6, 16.1.0, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 16.1.2.1
Fixed In:
17.0.0, 16.1.2.2, 15.1.6.1, 14.1.5
Opened: Aug 26, 2021 Severity: 3-Major
CPU utilization of pkcs11d increases to 100%.
As the pkcs11d consumes most of the CPU, other processes are starved for CPU.
This occurs when pkcs11d is disconnected from the external HSM.
None.
Pkcs11d no longer consumes 100% CPU when it is disconnected from the external HSM.