vpc: when `natGateways` Inconsistent Route Table Configuration for Private Subnets in VPC with Multiple NAT Gateways

[Walter Vargas]

Describe the bug

When creating a VPC with multiple NAT Gateways using the AWS CDK, the automatic route table configuration for private subnets does not consistently assign routes for internet access (0.0.0.0/0) to the corresponding NAT Gateways.

Expected Behavior

All private subnets should have a route (0.0.0.0/0) pointing to their corresponding NAT Gateway

Current Behavior

Only one of the private subnets had the correct route to the NAT Gateway. The other private subnets lacked this route, causing connectivity issues.

Reproduction Steps

Define a VPC with multiple private and public subnets.
Configure the VPC to use multiple NAT Gateways (one per AZ) with property natGateways
Deploy the stack.
Here is the relevant CDK code used to create the VPC:

import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
import { Vpc, SubnetType, IpAddresses } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
import { Construct } from 'constructs';
import { ExtendedStackProps } from '../constants';

export class VPCStack extends cdk.Stack {
  constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props: ExtendedStackProps) {
    super(scope, id, props);

    new Vpc(this, props.envConfig.BackendVpc.name, {
      ipAddresses: IpAddresses.cidr(props.envConfig.BackendVpc.cidr),
      maxAzs: props.envConfig.BackendVpc.maxAzs,
      natGateways: props.envConfig.BackendVpc.natGateways,
      subnetConfiguration: [
        {
          cidrMask: props.envConfig.BackendVpc.publicSubnetMask,
          name: 'pab-public',
          subnetType: SubnetType.PUBLIC,
        },
        {
          cidrMask: props.envConfig.BackendVpc.privateSubnetMask,
          name: 'pab-private',
          subnetType: SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
        },
      ],
    });
  }
}

Possible Solution

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Additional Information/Context

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CDK CLI Version

2.144.0 (build 5fb15bc)

Framework Version

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Node.js Version

Node.js v20.14.0

OS

Linux avril 6.5.0-41-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon May 20 15:55:15 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Language

TypeScript

Language Version

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Other information

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[Pahud Hsieh]

I can't see some values from your provided snippet but this works perfect for me.

    new ec2.Vpc(this, 'Vpc', {
      ipAddresses: ec2.IpAddresses.cidr('10.0.0.0/16'),
      maxAzs: 3,
      natGateways: 3,
      subnetConfiguration: [
        {
          cidrMask: 19,
          name: 'pab-public',
          subnetType: SubnetType.PUBLIC,
        },
        {
          cidrMask: 19,
          name: 'pab-private',
          subnetType: SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
        },
      ],
    });

Can you verify if my provided sample good with you?

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[Walter Vargas]

any update on this?