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

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.0.0, 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF2, 11.5.1 HF3, 11.5.1 HF4

Fixed In:
11.6.0, 11.5.1 HF5, 11.4.1 HF6, 11.2.1 HF11

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