Bug ID 659371: apmd crashes executing iRule policy evaluate

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM(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, 13.0.1

Fixed In:
13.1.0, 12.1.3

Opened: Apr 19, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K54310201

Symptoms

Following a restart, if apmd executes an iRule policy evaluate before its reinitialization is complete, apmd can crash.

Impact

apmd crashes and restarts, preventing end users from logging in.

Conditions

If apmd restarts due to a crash or explicit restart command but tmm remains active, then iRule policy evaluate commands can reach apmd before it completes initialization and it will crash.

Workaround

NOne.

Fix Information

Now APMD has a more robust initialization process to ensure that it does not execute access policies from iRule commands before it is ready.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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