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PREQUEL-2025-0099

DataDog Agent Remote Configuration ErrorMedium
Impact: 6/10
Mitigation: 3/10

PREQUEL-2025-0099View on GitHub

Description

DataDog Agent encounters "empty targets meta in director local store" errors when attempting to

retrieve remote configuration. This issue affects APM (Application Performance Monitoring) remote

configuration functionality in DataDog Agent versions between 7.61.0 and 7.68.0. The error prevents

proper retrieval and parsing of remote configuration from DataDog's backend, causing APM tracer

libraries to fail when attempting to fetch dynamic configuration updates.


Cause

  • Bug in DataDog Agent remote configuration client in versions > 7.61.0 and < 7.68.0
  • Empty or malformed targets metadata stored in the director's local configuration store
  • Remote configuration service returning invalid JSON response with empty content
  • Internal parsing error when processing remote configuration updates from DataDog backend
  • Race condition or initialization issue in the remote configuration component
  • Network connectivity issues preventing proper configuration synchronization
  • Backend service returning HTTP 500 errors for remote configuration requests

Mitigation

  • Upgrade DataDog Agent to version 7.68.0 or later when available
  • Review agent configuration for proper remote configuration settings
  • Implement log filtering to reduce noise from repeated error messages

References