Bug ID 428169: An HTTP policy that matches a cookie may fail to match a cookie in a request

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.4.1

Fixed In:
11.5.0

Opened: Aug 16, 2013

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K21012922

Symptoms

An HTTP policy action is not performed on an HTTP request despite the fact that the request contains a cookie that matches the policy condition.

Impact

Policy actions are not always performed.

Conditions

Applying an HTTP policy that has an HTTP cookie condition to a virtual server. This could occur when a policy is associated with a virtual server in tmsh or the configuration utility or during system startup.

Workaround

Use an iRule rather than an HTTP policy.

Fix Information

An HTTP policy that matches a cookie now works reliably.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips