Bug ID 1711697: Packet filter has \r \n when using GUI from Windows

Last Modified: Mar 12, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 15.1.2.1, 15.1.3, 15.1.3.1, 15.1.4, 15.1.4.1, 15.1.5, 15.1.5.1, 15.1.6, 15.1.6.1, 15.1.7, 15.1.8, 15.1.8.1, 15.1.8.2, 15.1.9, 15.1.9.1, 15.1.10, 15.1.10.2, 15.1.10.3, 15.1.10.4, 15.1.10.5, 15.1.10.6, 16.1.4, 16.1.4.1, 16.1.4.2, 16.1.4.3, 16.1.5, 16.1.5.1, 16.1.5.2, 17.1.0, 17.1.0.1, 17.1.0.2, 17.1.0.3, 17.1.1, 17.1.1.1, 17.1.1.2, 17.1.1.3, 17.1.1.4, 17.1.2, 17.1.2.1

Opened: Oct 31, 2024

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

A \r and \n is added to the text field when updating a packet filter from the GUI using a Windows system.

Impact

^M character shows up in the bigip.conf configuration file at this specific where the packet filter was added.

Conditions

From a Windows browser, navigate to "Network ›› Packet Filters : Rules ›› myfiltername" and change the config on "Filter Expression".

Workaround

Subsequent "load config" and "save config" replace CRLF to LF

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips