Bug ID 996785: NGFIPS device lockup can cause mcpd crash

Last Modified: Apr 17, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6, 15.1.4, 15.1.4.1, 15.1.5, 15.1.5.1, 15.1.6, 15.1.6.1, 15.1.7, 15.1.8, 15.1.8.1, 15.1.8.2, 15.1.9, 15.1.9.1, 15.1.10, 15.1.10.2, 15.1.10.3, 15.1.10.4

Opened: Feb 23, 2021

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

MCPD process crashes with SIGABORT signal.

Impact

Traffic disrupted while mcpd restarts.

Conditions

This can occur if the NGFIPS HSM device locks up.

Workaround

Restart of the system may recover the NGFIPS HSM device lockup if the there is no hardware issue.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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