Bug ID 651651: bigd can crash when a DNS response does not match the expected value

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3

Fixed In:
13.1.0, 13.0.1, 12.1.3

Opened: Mar 15, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K54604320

Symptoms

bigd can crash when a response returned from a DNS request does not match the expected value.

Impact

Potential bigd core and restart; may cause endless restart loop as long as DNS monitor instance is configured.

Conditions

Monitoring DNS server(s), or using FQDN.

Workaround

No workaround at this time.

Fix Information

Prevented bigd from crashing when a response returned from a DNS request does not match the expected value.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips