Bug ID 1042913: Pkcs11d CPU utilization jumps to 100%

Last Modified: May 29, 2024

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

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

Symptoms

CPU utilization of pkcs11d increases to 100%.

Impact

As the pkcs11d consumes most of the CPU, other processes are starved for CPU.

Conditions

This occurs when pkcs11d is disconnected from the external HSM.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

Pkcs11d no longer consumes 100% CPU when it is disconnected from the external HSM.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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