Bug ID 517578: statsd crash when failed to open stats files

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.2.1, 11.4.1, 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, 11.2.1 HF15

Opened: Apr 10, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When certain errors occur trying to open stats files, the statsd daemon could crash calling tmidx_free.

Impact

The statsd daemon crashes leaving a core file and a gap in collecting systems stats and historical stats.

Conditions

Something like permissions, file descriptor exhaustion, etc. that could lead to an error opening stats files.

Workaround

none

Fix Information

A logic error on an error path was fixed.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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