IC78835: TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER SERVER CRASH MAY HAPPEN WHEN A SELECT COMMAND IS EXECUTED WITH THE -COMMA OPTION

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) server V6.2.3.x interim fix downloads
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) server V6.1.5.x interim fix downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A memory overlay may happen when issuing a select command  with
  the "-comma"  option. This overlay can lead to a Tivoli Storage
  Manager server crash.
  
  Customer/L2 diagnostics:
  
  1:ANR999D message in dsmserv.err , server console or
  actlog prior to the crash:
  
  
  ANR9999D pkmemory.c(845): Error 10 detected while freeing
  memory; free  was called from admsql.c(6105), memory was
  allocated from admsql.c(6089).
  
  
  2: query actlog shows the following select command prior to the
  server stop:
  ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN  issued command: select *    from
  backups -comma
  
  3: core stack:
  (gdb) where
  #0 0x00000032f3830265 in raise () from
  /space/kris/pmr/61949/lib64/libc.so.6
  #1 0x00000032f3831d10 in abort () from
  /space/kris/pmr/61949/lib64/libc.so.6
  #2 0x00000032f386a99b in __libc_message ()from
  /space/kris/pmr/61949/lib64/libc.so.6
  #3 0x00000032f38730fe in _int_malloc ()from
  /space/kris/pmr/61949/lib64/libc.so.6
  #4 0x00000032f3874e2e in malloc () from
  /space/kris/pmr/61949/lib64/libc.so.6
  #5 0x0000000000caacf8 in pkAllocTrackedUsingMode (file=0xd8d902
  "admsql.c", line=6089, func=0xd8de2b "DoOutputElement",
  amount=4096, mode=6)at pkmemory.c:449
  #6 0x0000000000caadff in pkAllocTracked (file=0x448d <Address
  0x448d out of bounds>, line=1162, func=0x6 <Address 0x6 out of
  bounds>, amount=4294967295) at pkmemory.c:348
  #7 0x000000000051f766 in DoOutputElement (stream=<value
  optimized out>, displayObj=<value optimized out>,
  isNullItem=False, dispStrP=0x5d78e68 "8", dispStrLen=12,
  tgtStrPP=0x45ea9b58, tgtBufSize=0x45ea9b64, delimCharP=0xf19c29
  ",", lastForLine=False)at admsql.c:6089
  #8 0x0000000000520ed4 in NewAdmSQLExecute (cmdP=0x4686e58,
  sqlcmd=0x45eabd90 "select * from backups ", doSteps=<value
  optimized out>, inSqlAnchor=0x0, inSqlSessP=0x0,
  inNumResultCols=0x0, fetchReq=0, inRowsFetched=0x0) at
  admsql.c:3466
  #9 0x0000000000521ff4 in AdmSQLExecute (cmdP=0x4686e58) at
  admsql.c:2167
  #10 0x00000000004839ce in AdmCommandLocal (cmdP=0x4686e58,
  cmdMode=admAnyCmd, impliedCommit=True, confirmReq=<value
  optimized out>, validateOnly=False)at admcmd.c:2179
  #11 0x0000000000484844 in admCommand (cmdP=0x4686e58,
  cmdMode=admAnyCmd, impliedCommit=True, confirmReq=True,
  validateOnly=False) at admcmd.c:1920
  #12 0x0000000000b187ba in SmAdminCommandThread (smCmdP=<value
  optimized out>)at smadmin.c:1322
  #13 0x0000000000cb0c7b in StartThread (startInfoP=0x4191978) at
  pkthread.c:3365
  
  
  Version/Platform affected:
  tivoli storage manager server v61 , v62 on all supported
  platforms
  

Local fix

• Stop using -comma option with the select command
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation:                              *
  *                 Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in levels 6.1.5.2, 6.2.3.1 and               *
  *                 6.2.4. Note that this is                     *
  *                 subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows.
  

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

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP

• R62A PSY

     UP

• R62H PSY

     UP

• R62L PSY

     UP

• R62S PSY

     UP

• R62W PSY

     UP