Fixes #11934: Prevent reassignment of an IP address designated as pri…

…mary for its parent object

docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+* [#11934](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/11934) - Prevent reassignment of an IP address designated as primary for its parent object
 * [#12694](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12694) - Strip leading & trailing whitespace from custom link URL & text
 
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netbox/ipam/forms/model_forms.py

@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             ):
                 self.initial['primary_for_parent'] = True
 
+        # Disable object assignment fields if the IP address is designated as primary
+        if self.initial.get('primary_for_parent'):
+            self.fields['interface'].disabled = True
+            self.fields['vminterface'].disabled = True
+            self.fields['fhrpgroup'].disabled = True
+
     def clean(self):
         super().clean()
 
@@ -340,7 +346,12 @@ def clean(self):
                 selected_objects[1]: "An IP address can only be assigned to a single object."
             })
         elif selected_objects:
-            self.instance.assigned_object = self.cleaned_data[selected_objects[0]]
+            assigned_object = self.cleaned_data[selected_objects[0]]
+            if self.cleaned_data['primary_for_parent'] and assigned_object != self.instance.assigned_object:
+                raise ValidationError(
+                    "Cannot reassign IP address while it is designated as the primary IP for the parent object"
+                )
+            self.instance.assigned_object = assigned_object
         else:
             self.instance.assigned_object = None