Bug ID 1567173: Http2 virtual server removes header with empty value on the server side

Last Modified: Dec 31, 2024

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Fixed In:
17.1.2

Opened: Mar 19, 2024

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

If the HTTP2 request from a client has a header with an empty value, this header is removed while forwarding the request to the server.

Impact

Empty headers are not forwarded, which could cause traffic disruption if the empty headers are expected or needed.

Conditions

HTTP2 request with HTTP2 profile attached.

Workaround

No workaround.

Fix Information

Http2 request with empty header value will be forwarded on the server side.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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