Bug ID 480623: Category defaulted to whitelist when a valid category was not specified

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.0 hf1, 11.6.0 hf2, 11.6.0 hf3, 11.6.0 hf4, 11.6.0 hf5, 11.6.0 hf6, 11.6.0 hf7, 11.6.0 hf8, 11.6.1, 11.6.1 hf1, 11.6.1 hf2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 hf1, 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

Fixed In:
12.0.0

Opened: Sep 23, 2014

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

When a category not present was specified, a default of zero was being used which defaulted to Whitelist.

Impact

The category is set to the default, which is Whitelist.

Conditions

Configuring a nonexistent shun category.

Workaround

N/A

Fix Information

Category defaulted to whitelist when a valid category was not specified.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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