Bug ID 654981: Local Traffic Policies operating in First Match mode do not stop executing after the first matched rule if this has no action

Last Modified: Jul 13, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 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

Fixed In:
13.1.0

Opened: Apr 03, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Local Traffic Policies configured for First Match mode may not stop executing after the first matched rule.

Impact

This may cause Local Traffic Policies to execute an unintended action.

Conditions

This happens when the first matched rule has no action (i.e. is set to ignore).

Workaround

Rework the rules in your affected Local Traffic Policies so that every rule has at least one associated action.

Fix Information

Execution of Local Traffic Policies now correctly stops after the first matched rule.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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