When you use the ZIP access method in a FILENAME statement with the GZIP option to unzip a GZ file that is created by SAS^® Customer Intelligence 360, a loop can occur and SAS stops responding. This issue can occur with a file that is as small as 127 bytes.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	z/OS	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		z/OS 64-bit	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows 10	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows Server 2016	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		HP-UX IPF	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Linux for x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Solaris for x64	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

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A fix for this issue for SAS Threaded Kernel 9.4_M6 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/E2G.html#65847

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A fix for this issue for SAS Threaded Kernel 9.4_M5 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/C1S.html#65847

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While trying to unzip a GZ file that is created by SAS® Customer Intelligence 360, the ZIP access method stops responding and goes into a loop.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2020-05-11 14:36:26
Date Created:	2020-04-14 13:09:40