Bug ID 1968289: Confd.smp memory consumption spikes high with snmpEnableAuthenTraps enabled

Last Modified: Oct 21, 2025

Affected Product(s):
F5OS Velos(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
F5OS-A 1.8.0, F5OS-A 1.8.3

Opened: Jun 18, 2025

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

When config-restore is performed on a RMA system, with the configuration of SNMPv3 users and targets and snmpEnableAuthenTraps enabled, observed confd.smp process memory spikes increase and causes OOM after system reboot.

Impact

Confd's RSS memory begins to grow rapidly and causes restart of ConfD process.

Conditions

Restoring the configuration onto an RMA replacement system.

Workaround

The available workarounds, 1. After performing config-restore on a RMA system, disable snmpEnableAuthenTraps 2. Reset all SNMPv3 users and passwords right after performing config-restore.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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