Bug ID 2198757: PEM: use-after-free of mw_msg in session_del_msg_entries hash

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
16.1.5, 16.1.5.1, 16.1.5.2, 16.1.6, 16.1.6.1, 17.1.2, 17.1.2.1, 17.1.2.2, 17.1.3, 17.1.3.1, 17.5.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.1.2, 17.5.1.3, 17.5.1.4, 21.0.0, 21.0.0.1

Opened: Jan 02, 2026

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

There is a rare scenario where tmm crashes while passing PEM traffic.

Impact

Traffic disrupted while tmm restarts.

Conditions

-- PEM is licensed and enabled. -- Policies are assigned from the PCRF. Subscriber additions and deletions are happening regularly.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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