Bug ID 593078: CATEGORY::filetype command may cause tmm to crash and restart

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

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

Fixed In:
13.0.0, 12.1.2 HF1

Opened: May 13, 2016

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

If an iRule command is created using the CATEGORY::filetype command, the tmm may eventually suffer a failure, and restart.

Impact

Traffic disrupted while tmm restarts.

Conditions

This can occur when using the CATEGORY::filetype iRule under normal operation.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Fixed a tmm crash in CATEGORY::filetype

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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