Bug ID 499229: icrd_child can create a core file when it is already exiting

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 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, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.0.0

Opened: Jan 02, 2015

Severity: 1-Blocking

Symptoms

It is possible for the icrd_child process to generate a core file when it is stopping. If the icrd_child process has been asked to exit, most often due to running the 'bigstart stop' or 'bigstart restart' commands, there is a small chance it will generate a core file.

Impact

icrd_child generates a core file. This happens only when icrd_child is already in the process of exiting. It is a rare occurrence when 'bigstart stop' or 'bigstart restart' has just run, or when icrd_child terminates. There is no other impact to the system, as icrd_child was already exiting.

Conditions

If the icrd_child process receives a signal after the main() function has ended.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

icrd_child no longer creates a core file when it is already exiting.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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