Bug ID 1818861: Timestamp cookies are not compatible with fastl4 mirroring.

Last Modified: Apr 08, 2025

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP AFM(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, 16.1.5, 16.1.5.1, 16.1.5.2, 17.1.0, 17.1.0.1, 17.1.0.2, 17.1.0.3, 17.1.1, 17.1.1.1, 17.1.1.2, 17.1.1.3, 17.1.1.4, 17.1.2, 17.1.2.1, 17.5.0

Opened: Feb 14, 2025

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

DOS tcp-ack-ts vector with tscookies option enabled is not compatible with fastl4 (L4) mirroring.

Impact

Existing connections hang due to tsval not being transformed properly on a newly active device.

Conditions

- DOS tcp-ack-ts vector with tscookies option enabled - Mirroring configured on fastL4 TCP virtual. - FastL4 profile with timestamp 'preserve' option configured.

Workaround

Set fastl4 timestamp option to strip/rewrite.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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