Bug ID 440913: Apply Policy Fails After Policy Diff and Merge

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.3, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.5.4

Opened: Dec 17, 2013

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

Merging global extractions with references to URLs or File Types from one security policy to another introduces a data inconsistency that prevents Apply Policy actions on the target policy.

Impact

A data inconsistency is introduced that prevents Apply Policy actions on the target policy.

Conditions

A security policy with global extractions that has references to URLs or File Types is merged to another security policy.

Workaround

Remove the extractions from the list of found changes before using auto-merge, and add the extraction manually if desired.

Fix Information

Global extractions now merge correctly using Policy Diff.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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