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F5 - Defect ID: 932437

Loading SCF file does not restore files from tar file

F5 - Defect ID: 932437

Loading SCF file does not restore files from tar file

Last updated on January 29th, 2026

BugZero Risk Score
8.6 High

Overall: 8.6

Severity: 9.1

Community: 4.2

Lifecycle: 8.3

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Bug Details

Priority: 2-Critical
Status: Verified
Impact Category: TMOS
Views: 1

Description

Symptoms

Loading an SCF configuration file does not restore file objects from the SCF's associated tar file. Restoring the SCF fails with an error similar to this if the running configuration does not already contain the file: 01070712:3: Failed: name (/Common/test-crt) Cache path (/config/filestore/files_d/Common_d/certificate_d/:Common:test-crt) does not exist and there is no copy in trash-bin to restore from. Unexpected Error: Loading configuration process failed.

Impact

Restoring SCF does not restore contents of file objects.

Conditions

Restore an SCF archive that references file objects, e.g.: -- SSL certificates -- SSL keys -- iFiles

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

None

Change history

2025-04-28 Added: 14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 14.1.2.3, 14.1.2.4, 14.1.2.5, 14.1.2.6, 14.1.2.7, 14.1.2.8, 14.1.3, 14.1.3.1, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0, 15.1.0.1, 15.1.0.2, 15.1.0.3, 15.1.0.4, 15.1.0.5, 15.1.1, 15.1.2, 16.0.0, 16.0.0.1, 16.0.1

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Affected versions:14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 14.1.2.3, 14.1.2.4, 14.1.2.5, 14.1.2.6, 14.1.2.7, 14.1.2.8, 14.1.3, 14.1.3.1, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0, 15.1.0.1, 15.1.0.2, 15.1.0.3, 15.1.0.4, 15.1.0.5, 15.1.1, 15.1.2, 16.0.0, 16.0.0.1, 16.0.1

Fixed versions: 16.1.0, 16.0.1.1, 15.1.2.1, 14.1.4

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Fixed versions: 16.1.0, 16.0.1.1, 15.1.2.1, 14.1.4

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F5 - Defect ID: 932437

Loading SCF file does not restore files from tar file

F5 - Defect ID: 932437

Loading SCF file does not restore files from tar file

Last updated on January 29th, 2026

BugZero Risk Score8.6 High

Bug Details

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Workaround

Fix Information

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