Bug ID 452232: DNS::question name may be wrong for suspended iRule

Last Modified: Jul 18, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1, 11.5.1 hf1, 11.5.1 hf2, 11.5.1 hf3, 11.5.1 hf4, 11.5.1 hf5, 11.5.1 hf6, 11.5.1 hf7, 11.5.1 hf8, 11.5.1 hf9, 11.5.1 hf10, 11.5.1 hf11, 11.5.2, 11.5.2 hf1, 11.5.3, 11.5.3 hf1, 11.5.3 hf2, 11.5.4, 11.5.4 hf1, 11.5.4 hf2, 11.5.4 hf3, 11.5.4 hf4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10

Fixed In:
11.6.0

Opened: Mar 13, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K15489

Symptoms

When a suspended iRule returns, DNS::question name may return a different name than before suspension.

Impact

iRule execution depending on the question names to be the same may have undefined behavior.

Conditions

A DNS iRule which uses a command that suspends the iRule, such as the table command.

Workaround

Set the qname to a local variable before calling any commands which suspend the iRule, e.g. table.

Fix Information

iRule no longer uses stale qname.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips