# [CFMD_MALLOC_FAILED](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=CFMD_MALLOC_FAILED)

## SYSLOG Details
- **Message**: Unable to allocate memory: <variable>error-message</variable>
- **Help**: cfmd failed to allocate memory for creating ifd
- **Description**: The connectivity fault management process (cfmd) process could not allocate memory while creating the data structure for an interface device.
- **Type**: Internal: Internal log message
- **Severity**: error
- **Cause**: -
- **Action**: -
- **Attributes**: error-message
- **Facility**: ANY

## Found this message in the following releases:
- [Junos OS 24.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=CFMD_MALLOC_FAILED&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=24.2R1)
- [Junos OS 23.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=CFMD_MALLOC_FAILED&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=23.4R1)