Bug ID 685467: Certain header manipulations in HTTP profile may result in losing connection.

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3

Fixed In:
14.0.0, 13.1.0.4, 12.1.3.6

Opened: Sep 26, 2017

Severity: 4-Minor

Related Article: K12933087

Symptoms

HTTP profile has an option 'Insert X-Forwarded-For' which adds a header when a request is forwarding to a pool member. When a virtual server has iRule with a collect command like SSL::collect, it is affected by the HTTP profile processing. Same issue has an option 'Request Header Erase' available in HTTP profile.

Impact

TCP connection is reset, and no response is provided to a client.

Conditions

A virtual server meets the following conditions: -- ClientSSL profile. -- HTTP profile with option 'Insert X-Forwarded-For' enabled and/or configured option 'Request Header Erase'. -- iRule that has an 'SSL::collect' command in at least two events (e.g., CLIENTSSL_HANDSHAKE and CLIENTSSL_DATA).

Workaround

Use iRule to insert X-Forwarded-For with an appropriate IP address and/or remove headers configured in 'Request Header Erase' option of HTTP profile.

Fix Information

An issue of a resetting connections due to configuration options 'Insert X-Forwarded-For' and 'Request Header Erase' in HTTP profile no longer happens.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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