Bug ID 796065: PingAccess filter can accumulate connections increasing memory use.

Last Modified: Mar 31, 2023

Bug Tracker

Affected Product:  See more info
BIG-IP APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
15.1.0, 15.1.0.1, 15.1.0.2, 15.1.0.3, 15.1.0.4, 15.1.0.5, 15.1.1, 15.1.2, 15.1.2.1, 15.1.3, 15.1.3.1, 15.1.4, 15.1.4.1, 15.1.5, 15.1.5.1, 15.1.6, 15.1.6.1, 15.1.7, 15.1.8, 15.1.8.1

Opened: Jun 21, 2019
Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Currently the maximum http header count value for ping access is 64. The connection to the backend is aborted if there are more than 64 headers.

Impact

Connection is aborted by the BIG-IP system users are unable to access the backend.

Conditions

1. Ping access is configured. 2. The HTTP header count is more than 64.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change