Bug ID 2186317: Hardware-accelerated connection is not counted in DDoS Profile stats

Last Modified: Oct 16, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG_IP_NEXT(BNK) BNK(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
2.0.0, 2.0.0-GA, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3

Fixed In:
2.4.0

Opened: Dec 16, 2025

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

Hardware-accelerated TCP/UDP connection flow packets may not be counted in DDoS Profile stats.

Impact

Volumetric Flood TCP/UDP DDoS attack may not be mitigated.

Conditions

-- Hardware acceleration is enabled for context. -- Profile DDoS is assigned to context. -- Volumetric DDoS attack happening via accelerated connections (only TCP/UDP).

Workaround

Use Global DDoS to mitigate such attacks or disable hardware connection flow acceleration for context.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips