Bug ID 1378869: tmm core assert on pemdb_session_attr_key_deserialize: Session Rule key len is too short

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP None(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
14.1.3, 14.1.3.1, 14.1.4, 14.1.4.1, 14.1.4.2, 14.1.4.3, 14.1.4.4, 14.1.4.5, 14.1.4.6, 14.1.5, 14.1.5.1, 14.1.5.2, 14.1.5.3, 14.1.5.4, 14.1.5.6

Fixed In:
21.1.0.1, 17.5.1.8, 17.1.3.4

Opened: Oct 12, 2023

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

bad PEM session lookup request via MPI

Impact

tmm core .

Conditions

PEM is provisioned.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

if possible, avoid the ASSERT and instead just log an error and return a bad MPI response to the requestor. OR Try to find how PEM queries the session db, and validate the session in the caller instead before sending a query or MPI call, therefore avoiding the core.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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