Bug ID 1934513: Redefinition of xlink namespace leads to 'malformed document' violation

Last Modified: Oct 15, 2025

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

Fixed In:
17.5.1.2, 17.1.3

Opened: May 06, 2025

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

An unexpected 'malformed document' violation is seen

Impact

False positive

Conditions

- XML schema with redefined xlink namespace is set - Request contains redefined xlink namespace

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Redefinition of xlink namespace can be enabled through setting ASM internal variable 'allowXLINKRename' to 1

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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