IC86371: DEFINE A REPLICATE CAN CRASH THE SERVER IF A PARTICIPANT TABLE HAS A PRIMARY KEY THAT CONTAINS USER-DEFINED TYPES (UDT)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The 'cdr define replicate' command may cause assertion failure
  if a participant table has a primary key that contains a UDT.
  It can crash (SEGV) the Informix server with following assertion
  failure message.
  
  Assert Failed: No Exception Handler
    Who: Session(80, informix@localhost, 0, 0x97f35888)
                  Thread(205, CDRGeval1, 97f00290, 1)
                  File: mtex.c Line: 490
     Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem
     Action: Please notify IBM Informix Technical Support.
  
  The stack trace produced for the CDRGeval1 thread is as follows:
  
  
   (oninit) afstack
   (oninit) mt_ex_throw_sig
   (oninit) afsig_handler
   (Linux) <signal frame>
   (/lib64/libc-2.12.so) __GI_memset
   (oninit) stfltnull
   (oninit) rvaldataSmfloat
   (oninit) data2value
   (oninit) partcomp
   (oninit) fm_rowcomp
   (oninit) grouperScanUpdatePh2
   (oninit) grouperCompress
   (oninit) grouperEvalThread
   (oninit) cdrTrampolineThread
   (oninit) startup
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All platforms                                                *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Update to IBM Informix Server 11.70.xC6                      *
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Problem conclusion

• Problem Fixed In IBM Informix Server 11.70.xC6
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• 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

  INFORMIX SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5725A3900

Applicable component levels

• RB70 PSN

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