Error: Segmentation fault ValidateMetadataTag crash issue in XPSSweeper

Products

• CA Single Sign-On
• CA Single Sign On Agents (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On Federation (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)
• SITEMINDER

Issue/Introduction

 

After Installing/Upgrading the 12.8 SP6 release, the crash occurs with the XPSSweeper utility in the 12.8.06 (12.8 SP6) version (BOTH LINUX and Windows).

The below error appears when running the "XPSSweeper -a" and crashes on the servers.

  # ./XPSSweeper -a

  [XPSSweeper - XPS Version 12.8.0600.2649]
  Log output: /opt/CA/siteminder/log/XPSSweeper.2022-03-07_164000.log
  Initializing XPS, please wait...
  Starting Integrity Analysis.
  Segmentation fault (core dumped)

The pkgapp/backtrace info shows the following logged messages:

  Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/libthread_db.so.1".
  Core was generated by `XPSSweeper'.
  Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
  #0  0x00007f6ec181d49b in IXPSObjectV1::ValidateMetadataTag(IXPSObjectV1 const*, char const*) const ()
     from /opt/CA/smuser/siteminder/lib/libXPS.so
  (gdb) ------------BEGIN WHERE--------------
  (gdb) #0  0x00007f6ec181d49b in IXPSObjectV1::ValidateMetadataTag(IXPSObjectV1 const*, char const*) const ()

 

Environment

 

Policy Server 12.8SP6 (12.8.06).

 

Cause

 

In 12.8.06 (12.8SP6) a new feature was added: metatags. This feature relies on additional attributes in several xdd files. Unfortunately, these were not backward compatible (which needs to be corrected), so 12.8.06 xpssweeper will crash.

 

Resolution

The issue was resolved in 12.8.07 (12.8 SP7). Please upgrade Policy Server.

 

Additional Information

Defects Fixed in 12.8.07