Bug ID 574860: HTTP request dropped when using ACCESS::disable from iRule and a Per-Request Policy

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM(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, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.1.0, 12.0.0 HF3

Opened: Feb 19, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When ACCESS::disable command is used in an iRule along with a Category Lookup agent in a per-request policy, the HTTP request we be incorrectly dropped and the connection reset. This error condition may also occur with other per-request policy agents.

Impact

The HTTP request will be dropped or the HTTP connection will stall and timeout.

Conditions

APM deployed with a Per-Request policy using a Category-Lookup agent and an iRule which issues the ACCESS::disable command associated on the same virtual server.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

When ACCESS::disable is used in an iRule on a virtual server with an Access Profile and Per-Request Policy assigned, BIG-IP APM will not run the Per-Request policy.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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