Bug ID 2185109: High memory usage in REST query for ASM policies and virtualServers with huge L7 policy

Last Modified: Sep 02, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP ASM(all modules)

Fixed In:
17.5.1.9, 17.1.3.5

Opened: Dec 11, 2025

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

A REST query for ASM policies with associated Virtual Servers fails and causes the ASM-config daemon process to consume massive amounts of memory. This only occurs if there is a large LTM policy on the system with many ASM policy associations.

Impact

The REST query fails and causes the ASM-config daemon process to consume massive amounts of memory.

Conditions

There is a large LTM policy on the system with many ASM policy associations, and a REST query for ASM policies with associated Virtual Servers is issued.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

ASM policies with Virtual Server associations can be successfully retrieved in REST.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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