Bug ID 1366089: HSB firmware version 2.12.4.0 bitstream release for VIPRION B2250 blade

Last Modified: Jul 24, 2024

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP AAM, AFM, APM, ASM, AVR, DNS, GTM, LTM, PEM, SSLO, TMOS, vCMP, WAM, WOM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
16.1.0, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 16.1.2.1, 16.1.2.2, 16.1.3, 16.1.3.1, 16.1.3.2, 16.1.3.3, 16.1.3.4, 16.1.3.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.4.1, 16.1.4.2, 16.1.4.3

Fixed In:
16.1.5

Opened: Oct 03, 2023

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

The High-Speed Bridge (HSB) version 2.12.4.0 bitstream is available for VIPRION B2250 blades.

Impact

Unable to capture or provide RQM debugging data for HSB bitstreams on VIPRION B2250 blades. - 'DNS malformed' DoS vector drops valid DNS queries for qnames that begin with an underscore character, refer ID 1156753. - Client enables Window Scale in the first SYN packet with a specific factor value, however the BIG-IP system disables Window Scale in its SYN or ACK response, refer ID 1125733. -- Vectors "IPv6 fragmented" and "IPv6 atomic fragment" offloading is not working on hardware, refer ID 1167949.

Conditions

VIPRION B2250 blades

Workaround

None

Fix Information

The High-Speed Bridge (HSB) version 2.12.4.0 bitstream is available for VIPRION B2250 blades, which includes the following updates from HSB version 2.12.3.0: - Implement Request Queue Manager (RQM) Debug registers to help diagnose certain HSB-specific issues. - 'DNS malformed' DoS vector correctly handles valid DNS queries for qnames that begin with an underscore character, refer ID 1156753. - Correct server-side Window Scale behavior, refer ID 1125733. - Hardware offload is performed correctly for "IPv6 fragmented" and "IPv6 atomic fragment" vectors, refer ID 1167949.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips