Error: "application 'DLP App Exclusion Filter' is not a valid reference" seen while editing Session Settings

The following error appears after clicking the OK button under Device > Setup > Session > Session Settings (regardless of changes made):

deviceconfig -> plugins -> dip -> internal -> dip-data-profiles -> enterprise-dip -> exclusion-list -> application 'DLP App Exclusion Filter' is not a valid reference
deviceconfig -> plugins -> dip -> internal -> dip-data-profiles -> enterprise-dip -> exclusion-list -> application is invalid

• Any Palo Alto Networks Firewall with an Enterprise DLP license
• This issue was introduced in the PAN-OS versions below:
  • 10.2.6
  • 11.0.4
  • 11.1.0
  • 11.2.0

This issue was fixed under PAN-257616 in the PAN-OS versions listed below:

• 10.2.17
• 11.1.6-h23
• 11.1.10-h10
• 11.1.11
• 11.2.8

The settings can be modified from the CLI to work around this issue:

admin@FW1(active)> configure
admin@FW1(active)# set deviceconfig setting session <your setting that you want to change>
admin@FW1(active)# commit

For example, to change the TCP timeout:

admin@FW1(active)> configure
admin@FW1(active)# set deviceconfig setting session timeout-tcp 10
admin@FW1(active)# commit