Bug ID 1043249: Misconfigured CA bundle causes a misleading HTTP error message.

Last Modified: Dec 05, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
16.1.0, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 16.1.2.1, 16.1.2.2, 16.1.3, 16.1.3.1, 16.1.3.2, 16.1.3.3, 16.1.3.4, 16.1.3.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.4.1, 16.1.4.2, 16.1.4.3, 16.1.5, 16.1.5.1, 17.0.0, 17.0.0.1, 17.0.0.2, 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

Opened: Aug 27, 2021

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

You see an error in /var/log/ltm: Error in getting Address Space Provider Metadata from the URI <URI name> for the provider <Address space name> and error message is Content length header is missing.

Impact

The error message is confusing. It really means that the CA bundle is misconfigured.

Conditions

Intentionally or mistakenly configuring a wrong "Trusted Certificate Authorities" bundle on a network access address space.

Workaround

No workaround

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips