Bug ID 663748: tmm might crash if AFM DoS address-list whitelist is present in sPVA HW platforms

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1

Fixed In:
13.1.0

Opened: May 09, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

At bootup, there is a possibility of tmm crashing while coming up when the configuration contains an AFM address-list whitelist on an sPVA hardware platform.

Impact

tmm will crash and restart. Traffic disrupted while tmm restarts.

Conditions

Configuration contains AFM address-list whitelist on an sPVA HW platform, and the race condition happens in which tmm and mcpd start interacting before the hardware HSB is ready.

Workaround

Remove the AFM address-list whitelist, and then configure it once the system is up.

Fix Information

TMM no longer crashes at bootup if an AFM DoS address-list whitelist is present in sPVA hardware platforms.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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