Bug ID 655576: On Linux, application launch parameter string may be truncated in some cases

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1, 13.1.1.2, 13.1.1.3, 13.1.1.4, 13.1.1.5, 13.1.3, 13.1.3.1, 13.1.3.2, 13.1.3.3, 13.1.3.4, 13.1.3.5, 13.1.3.6, 13.1.4, 13.1.4.1, 13.1.5, 13.1.5.1, 14.0.0, 14.0.0.1, 14.0.0.2, 14.0.0.3, 14.0.0.4, 14.0.0.5, 14.0.1, 14.0.1.1

Opened: Apr 06, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Application will be launched with truncated parameters if the parameter string specified in the UI contains the ampersand '&' character

Impact

Application will be launched with incorrect parameters.

Conditions

Application tunnel feature is used on Linux. Application parameter string contains & character, and the string is unquoted.

Workaround

Encapsulate the parameter sting in double quotes.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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