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Applying Patch 12.0p135 May Cause Increased File Handling and Instability on Guardium 12.1 Appliances.

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Abstract

Installing bundle 12.0p135 may result in a continuous increase of file‑handling activity, leading to appliance instability.

Affected symptoms include:
- GUI restarts
- Sniffer restarts
- Reaching the operating system’s open‑file limit

This behavior impacts only Guardium 12.1 environments where p135 has been installed.

Content

A GUI restart may occur after installing bundle p135 due to an internal change introduced to improve sniffer correlation for encrypted traffic.
This change unintentionally triggers a file‑handling leak, causing the appliance to eventually reach the open file limit on the OS.

As a result, customers may observe:
  • Repeated GUI restarts
  • Sniffer restarts
  • General instability of the Guardium 12.1 appliance
This issue affects only systems where 12.0p135 is deployed.
 
Remediation
Resolution
1- For customers who already installed p135 and experiencing these symptoms:
Install adhoc 12.0p137 (Fix Central ETA 3/10/2026). This adhoc patch contains fix for the above issue. 
2- Fix for this issue has been uploaded to Fix Central and is available in the following bundle: 12.0p7135 (see release notes)
 
 

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 April 2026

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