Bug ID 999901: Certain LTM policies may not execute correctly after a system reboot or TMM restart.

Last Modified: May 29, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5, 14.1.0.6, 14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 14.1.2.3, 14.1.2.4, 14.1.2.5, 14.1.2.6, 14.1.2.7, 14.1.2.8, 14.1.3, 14.1.3.1, 14.1.4, 14.1.4.1, 14.1.4.2, 14.1.4.3, 14.1.4.4, 14.1.4.5, 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, 15.1.4, 15.1.4.1, 15.1.5, 16.0.0, 16.0.0.1, 16.0.1, 16.0.1.1, 16.0.1.2, 16.1.0, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 16.1.2.1

Fixed In:
17.0.0, 16.1.2.2, 15.1.5.1, 14.1.4.6

Opened: Mar 05, 2021

Severity: 1-Blocking

Related Article: K68816502

Symptoms

After a system reboot or TMM restart, LTM policies referencing an external data-group may not execute correctly, regardless of a successful matching condition. This can cause a wide range of issues, including misrouted traffic, unshaped traffic, the bypassing of ASM, or complete traffic failure (based on the policy actions). Note that if a virtual server references multiple LTM policies, and only some of those policies reference an external data-group, all LTM policies attached to the virtual server will be affected.

Impact

LTM policies may be unable to execute the appropriate action on a successful matching condition, leading to a wide range of traffic-impacting consequences.

Conditions

-- LTM policy with an external data-group configured on a virtual server. -- System reboot or TMM restart.

Workaround

Remove and re-add the affected policy to the desired virtual-server. Alternatively, to fix a wider number of affected virtual servers in one go, reload the system configuration by executing 'tmsh load sys config'.

Fix Information

TMM now loads LTM policies with external data-groups as expected.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips