Last Modified: Mar 14, 2026
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP TMOS
Known Affected Versions:
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, 17.1.2.2, 17.1.3, 17.1.3.1, 17.5.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.1.2, 17.5.1.3, 17.5.1.4, 17.5.1.5, 21.0.0, 21.0.0.1
Opened: Oct 14, 2025 Severity: 4-Minor
When a remote peer restarts and BGP graceful restart mechanism is advertised and received, BIG-IP might not immediately accept a new connection from a restarting peer.
New connection might take longer to establish.
- BIG-IP system is licensed for Routing Bundle. - BGP graceful restart mechanism is advertised and received. - Remote peer is still restarting.
Make sure the BIG-IP local router-ID is lower than the re-connecting peer ID.
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