A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
snmpmibd occasionally core dumps with this stack. This is is happening approximately once in about 10 MIB queries Segmentation fault in . at 0xe844 0x000000000000e844 warning: Unable to access address 0xe844 from core (dbx) where .() at 0xe844 get_ifExtnsRcvAddrTable() at 0x1000698e8 sd_get_ifExtnsRcvAddrEntry_tbl(??) at 0x10006a0d4 get_ifExtnsRcvAddrEntry_tbl() at 0x1000660f0 lookup_ifExtnsRcvAddrEntry_entry(??, ??) at 0x100065f80 nxt_ifExtnsRcvAddrIfIndex(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x10006717c call_function(??, ??) at 0x100001438 main(??, ??, ??) at 0x100000a90
Local fix
Problem summary
snmpmibd occassionaly core dumps with below stack, in case of malloc failure. (dbx) where .() at 0xe844 get_ifExtnsRcvAddrTable() at 0x1000698e8 sd_get_ifExtnsRcvAddrEntry_tbl(??) at 0x10006a0d4 get_ifExtnsRcvAddrEntry_tbl() at 0x1000660f0 lookup_ifExtnsRcvAddrEntry_entry(??, ??) at 0x100065f80 nxt_ifExtnsRcvAddrIfIndex(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x10006717c call_function(??, ??) at 0x100001438 main(??, ??, ??) at 0x100000a90 (dbx)
Problem conclusion
Fix the code to handle null pointers.
Temporary fix
Comments
5300-12 - use AIX APAR IV53144 6100-07 - use AIX APAR IV50667 6100-08 - use AIX APAR IV51492 6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV51945 6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV51945 6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV51945 7100-01 - use AIX APAR IV57626 7100-02 - use AIX APAR IV57252 7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV51459
APAR Information
APAR number
IV51459
Reported component name
AIX V7.1
Reported component ID
5765H4000
Reported release
710
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Submitted date
2013-10-30
Closed date
2013-10-30
Last modified date
2014-08-14
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
AIX V7.1
Fixed component ID
5765H4000
Applicable component levels
R710 PSY U859722
UP14/05/22 I 1000
PTF to Fileset Mapping
U859722 bos.net.tcp.client 7.1.3.15
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 August 2014