Bug ID 589006: SSL does not cancel pending sign request before the handshake times out or is canceled.

Last Modified: Oct 16, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2

Fixed In:
13.0.0, 12.1.3

Opened: Apr 21, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K52594899

Symptoms

When TMM has many SSL handshake, for ephemeral key, SSL does not sign for ServerKeyExchange message. Then it is possible that sign request is pending on crypto SSL queue. Even the handshake is timeout or canceled, the sign request is still in the queue. This might cause memory accumulation.

Impact

Even if the handshake times out or canceled, the sign request is still in the queue. This might cause memory accumulation. Note: Although this issue was fixed in 11.5.4 HF3, the fix was reverted in 11.5.4 HF4, meaning that the issue is not fixed in 11.5.4 HF4.

Conditions

When TMM has many SSL handshake, for ephemeral key, SSL should sign for ServerKeyExchange message.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

SSL now cancels sign pending request before it times out or is canceled.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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