Bug ID 891373: BIG-IP does not shut a connection for a HEAD request

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 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, 16.0.0, 16.0.0.1, 16.0.1, 16.0.1.1

Fixed In:
16.1.0, 16.0.1.2, 15.1.4

Opened: Mar 19, 2020

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When an HTTP request contains the 'Connection: close' header, the BIG-IP system shuts the TCP connection down. If a virtual server has a OneConnect profile configured, the BIG-IP system fails to close the connection for HEAD requests disregarding a client's demand.

Impact

Connection remains idle until it expires normally, consuming network resources.

Conditions

-- A virtual server has HTTP and OneConnect profiles. -- An HTTP request has the method HEAD and the header 'Connection: close'.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

When an HTTP HEAD request contains 'Connection: close' header and a OneConnect profile is configured on a virtual server, the BIG-IP system shuts a connection down after a response is served.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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