Bug ID 709334: Memory leak when SSL Forward proxy is used and ssl re-negotiates

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(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, 12.1.3.5, 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

Fixed In:
14.0.0, 13.1.0.6, 12.1.3.6

Opened: Mar 08, 2018

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

When looking at tmsh show sys memory you will see ssl_compat continue to grow and fails to release memory.

Impact

Eventually memory reaper will kick in.

Conditions

-SSL Forward Proxy In use -SSL Re-negotiations happening

Workaround

There is no workaround at this time.

Fix Information

ssl_compat now properly releases connections on re-negotiation.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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