WP crashes during UC4 Script validation on Linux

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine

Issue/Introduction

 

When using the following faulty script statement on a Linux installation the WP crashes when trying to save the (Script) object:

:CLEAR &ARRAY#[
(missing closing bracket)

Saving does work correctly on a Windows installation

When trying to imported the via XML the import loops

The following messages are found:

SMgr log:

20200626/110930.285 - U00022012 Process 'ZDU1 WP2/UC4 WP-Server [RO122#WP005] - 4 Connections' (ID '24621') ended.
20200626/110930.285 - U00022022 Process 'ZDU1 WP2/UC4 WP-Server [RO122#WP005] - 4 Connections' ended, exit code='0(6)'.
20200626/110930.285 - U00022038 Service  'ZDU1 WP2' automatically starts in '60' seconds.

WP log:

20200626/110930.040 - Signal 11 (SEGV) at 0x7fffbd845f79 with code 1
20200626/110930.040 - U00009907 Memory dump 'Parameter List ' (Address='0x7fff81994ad0', Length='1296')
20200626/110930.040 -           00000000  25255352 30310400 00000000 20202020  >%%SR01......    <
20200626/110930.040 -           00000010= 20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020  >                <
20200626/110930.040 -           00000400  20202020 20202020 20202020 00000100  >            ....<
20200626/110930.040 -           00000410  E8090000 785F0200 B88E6200 588B2000  >è...x_..¸<8e>b.X<8b> .<
20200626/110930.040 -           00000420  2A534552 56455220 20202020 20202020  >*SERVER         <
20200626/110930.040 -           00000430  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020  >                <
20200626/110930.040 -           00000440  55434453 5F522020 00000000 2A435030  >UCDS_R  ....*CP0<
20200626/110930.040 -           00000450  30312330 30303030 30353020 20202020  >01#00000050     <
20200626/110930.040 -           00000460  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020  >                <
20200626/110930.040 -           00000470  20202020 00000000 2A435030 30312330  >    ....*CP001#0<
20200626/110930.040 -           00000480  30303030 30353020 20202020 20202020  >0000050         <
20200626/110930.040 -           00000490  20202020 20202020 4D513143 50303031  >        MQ1CP001<
20200626/110930.040 -           000004A0  BD645100 00000000 2A435030 30312330  >½dQ.....*CP001#0<
20200626/110930.040 -           000004B0  30303030 30353020 20202020 20202020  >0000050         <
20200626/110930.040 -           000004C0  20202020 20202020 3132372E 302E302E  >        127.0.0.<
20200626/110930.040 -           000004D0  313A3436 34313520 20202020 20202020  >1:46415         <
20200626/110930.040 -           000004E0= 20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020  >                <
20200626/110930.040 -           00000500  20202020 20202020 C7000000 00000000  >        Ç.......<
20200626/110930.040 - U00009907 Memory dump 'Input Memory' (Address='0x7fc63cc3f010', Length='2536')
20200626/110930.040 -           00000000  3C75632D 656E7620 636C6965 6E745665  ><uc-env clientVe<
<...>

Environment

Release : v12.2 / v12.3

Component : AUTOMATION ENGINE

Cause

This is a confirmed bug

Resolution

Workaround:

Use the correct script statement with a closing bracket:

:CLEAR &ARRAY#[]

 

Solution:

Update to a fix version listed below or a newer version if available.

Fix version:

Component(s): Automation Engine

 

Automation.Engine 12.3.5 - Planned release February/March 2021
Automation.Engine 12.2.5 - Planned release February 2021