Bug ID 628890: Memory leak when modifying large datagroups

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 12.1.2 hf1, 12.1.2 hf2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6

Fixed In:
13.0.0

Opened: Nov 16, 2016

Severity: 2-Critical

Related Article: K21700211

Symptoms

When modifying large external datagroups, a significant memory leak may occur.

Impact

Memory is leaked, and the amount of memory leaked can be significant.

Conditions

This can occur when a large datagroup is in use and is modified.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

Fixed a memory leak related to modifying large datagroups.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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