Bug ID 458597: Fix zxfrd memory leak during zone transfers

Last Modified: Oct 16, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
10.2.4, 11.0.0, 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, 11.5.1 HF1, 11.6.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF2, 11.6.1 HF2, 11.5.1 HF3, 11.5.1 HF4, 11.6.2 HF1, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1

Fixed In:
11.6.0, 11.5.1 HF5, 11.4.1 HF6, 11.3.0 HF9, 11.2.1 HF11

Opened: Apr 23, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K15918

Symptoms

When transferring a zone from a name server to zxfrd, there is a small memory leak for each RR. The memory leak becomes significant and zxfrd may crash if the number of RRs in the zone is large and the zone transfer is frequent.

Impact

zxfrd may crash due to memory leak.

Conditions

Transfer a zone to zxfrd

Workaround

Reduce the frequency of zone transfer to zxfrd.

Fix Information

Now there is no memory leak when transfer a zone to zxfrd.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips