Bug ID 462507: CGNAT PBA mode when setting block lifetime timeouts, may not be able to terminate SIP-ALG media flows

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1

Fixed In:
13.1.0

Opened: May 15, 2014

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

If CGNAT Port block allocation (PBA) is configured for block lifetimes, when the lifetime expires, the system terminates any flows still associated with that port block. However, SIP media flows cannot be terminated, so the block cannot be released until the media flows terminate.

Impact

Blocks cannot be released as expected until media flows terminate.

Conditions

This occurs when the following conditions are met: -- Using CGNAT PBA mode. -- block lifetime set. -- Using SIP-ALG. -- Media flows outlive block lifetime.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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