Bug ID 1786325: Nxdomain stop blocking & nxdomain added into the allow list on rSeries

Last Modified: Oct 07, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
17.5.0, 17.5.1

Fixed In:
17.5.1.2

Opened: Jan 15, 2025

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

Nxdomain domain eg:nxdomain.example.com is added into allow list. This causes tmctl nxdomain vector stats to not be accounted for, even when the client receives a response as nxdomain.

Impact

Tmctl stats for nxdomain vector is not accurate.

Conditions

-- An nxdomain DoS vector is triggered -- The nxdomain is later added to the allow list

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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