Bug ID 1584073: WAF enforcer might crash when application is removed during handling traffic

Last Modified: Oct 19, 2025

Affected Product(s):
BIG_IP_NEXT(VE/HW) ASM(all modules)

Fixed In:
20.3.0, 20.2.1

Opened: May 05, 2024

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

WAF enforcer might crash when configured application is removed while network traffic is passing through it.

Impact

Enforcer might sometimes crash. Traffic disrupted while waf-enforcer restarts.

Conditions

-- Application was configured with a WAF profile -- Traffic is ongoing -- The application is removed

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Fixed handling of configuration change.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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