Bug ID 435078: Deterministic NAT logging: DNAT connection logging not available in Syslog/Splunk format

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1

Fixed In:
11.4.1 HF4, 11.4.0 HF6

Opened: Oct 23, 2013

Severity: 2-Critical

Related Article: K15750

Symptoms

In 11.4.0, HSL does not log long living connections. Instead, "LSN_ADD" and "LSN_DELETE" are logged where long living connections should be logged. However, "LSN_ADD" and "LSN_DELETE" can't replace long living connection as they're logged on the same second and doesn't provide duration of the connection. Deterministic NAT log entries for long live connections after configuration changes for Splunk/Syslog can not be used for reverse mapping.

Impact

Reverse mapping for connections around the time of configuration changes that impacted deterministic NAT reverse mapping could be incorrect.

Conditions

Using deterministic NAT with log publish logging to Splunk or Syslog format utilizing the HSL mechanism, the log entries will show LSN_ADD/LSN_DELETE, these entries are not usable for reverse mapping translations.

Workaround

Use LTM log if changes needs to be made to LSN Pool that affects translation.

Fix Information

LSN pool will now correctly log long-live connections usable by dnatutil.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips