Bug ID 464841: PEM: Gy redirect address length maximum is 64 bytes.

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.2 HF1

Fixed In:
11.6.0, 11.5.1 HF5

Opened: May 29, 2014

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

Redirect address max length that PEM reads is 64 bytes from the redirect address AVP in Gy message.

Impact

Redirect address should be always less than or equal to 64 bytes. With this, redirect will fail.

Conditions

OCS sends redirect address with more than 64 bytes, then only 64 bytes is read for redirect.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

The max length of the Gy redirect address has been increased from 64 bytes to 256 bytes to accommodate the majority of the use case in real world.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips