Bug ID 2211133: ICMP error length does not follow RFC 812 guidance

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP None(all modules)

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, 21.0.0, 21.0.0.1

Opened: Jan 22, 2026

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Only 8 bytes of original payload is included in ICMP error message sent from BIG-IP. RFC 1812 section 4.3.2.3 indicates systems should include as much as possible, up to 576 bytes total.

Impact

With only 8 bytes included in the ICMP error message, provides limited context for debugging. The TCP and UDP headers are truncated mid-header.

Conditions

ICMP error message sent from BIG-IP.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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