Bug ID 740963: VIP-targeting-VIP traffic can cause TCP retransmit bursts resulting in tmm restart

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP All(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1, 13.1.1.2, 13.1.1.3, 14.0.0, 14.0.0.1, 14.0.0.2, 14.0.0.3, 14.0.0.4

Fixed In:
14.1.0, 14.0.0.5, 13.1.1.4, 12.1.5

Opened: Aug 17, 2018

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

VIP-on-VIP traffic might cause TCP retransmit bursts, which in certain situations can cause tmm to restart.

Impact

Temporary memory consumption and potential for tmm to restart. Traffic disrupted while tmm restarts.

Conditions

- Virtual server handling TCP traffic. - iRule using the 'virtual' command.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

TCP retransmit bursts are now handled gracefully.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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