Bug ID 457252: Tmm crash when using sip_info persistence without a SIP profile

Last Modified: Jul 18, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1, 11.5.1 hf1, 11.5.1 hf2, 11.5.1 hf3, 11.5.1 hf4, 11.5.1 hf5, 11.5.1 hf6, 11.5.1 hf7, 11.5.1 hf8, 11.5.1 hf9, 11.5.1 hf10, 11.5.1 hf11, 11.5.2, 11.5.2 hf1, 11.5.3, 11.5.3 hf1, 11.5.3 hf2, 11.5.4, 11.5.4 hf1, 11.5.4 hf2, 11.5.4 hf3, 11.5.4 hf4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.6.0, 11.6.0 hf1, 11.6.0 hf2, 11.6.0 hf3, 11.6.0 hf4, 11.6.0 hf5, 11.6.0 hf6, 11.6.0 hf7, 11.6.0 hf8, 11.6.1, 11.6.1 hf1, 11.6.1 hf2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 hf1, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.5.9

Opened: Apr 15, 2014

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

Tmm crashes. You see the following message in /var/log/ltm: notice hudfilter_init: filter 'SIPP' init failed.

Impact

Traffic disrupted while tmm restarts.

Conditions

-- Configuring a virtual server with sip_info persistence. -- A SIP profile is not assigned.

Workaround

Make sure you configure a SIP profile on any virtual server that has sip_info persistence configured.

Fix Information

If you try to configure sip_info persistence on a virtual server without a SIP profile, the system reports a validation error: 01070651:3: SIP persistence on virtual server /Common/test requires a TCP/UDP/SCTP profile, SIP profile, and cannot be used with an FTP/HTTP profile.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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