Bug ID 2038393: Looped dtls virtual can cause crash due to NULL dereference

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
17.5.1, 17.5.1.2, 17.5.1.3

Fixed In:
17.5.1.4

Opened: Aug 25, 2025

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

Tmm crashes while passing dtls traffic.

Impact

Tmm crashes

Conditions

An iRule uses the 'virtual' command to loop into a dtls virtual as a second virtual, and using serverside dtls on the first virtual.

Workaround

Do not use the virtual command or any other form to loop into dtls virtual.

Fix Information

Fixed a tmm crash with a dtls virtual server.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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