Bug ID 696732: tmm may crash in a compression provider

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8

Fixed In:
14.0.0, 13.1.1, 12.1.3.5

Opened: Nov 29, 2017

Severity: 2-Critical

Related Article: K54431534

Symptoms

TMM may crash with the following panic message in the log files: panic: ../codec/compress/compress.c:1161: Assertion "context active" failed.

Impact

TMM crashes, Traffic disrupted while tmm restarts.

Conditions

-- Running on the following platforms: BIG-IP i-series or VIPRION 4400 blades. -- Virtual servers are performing compression.

Workaround

Do not use compression, or use software compression instead of hardware compression. To configure for software compression, run the following command: tmsh modify sys db compression.strategy value softwareonly

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips