Bug ID 2240889: TMM route can unexpectedly overwrite MGMT kernel route

Last Modified: Mar 11, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
17.5.1.3, 17.5.1.4, 17.5.1.5, 21.0.0, 21.0.0.1

Opened: Mar 10, 2026

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

MGMT kernel route gets overwritten by a TMM route with the same destination and netmask as the MGMT kernel route.

Impact

Mgmt route is no longer present in 'ip route' and gets overwritten by the TMM route created

Conditions

1. VELOS tenant 2. mgmt route exists with a dest and netmask (ex. 192.0.2.0/24 dev mgmt proto kernel scope link src 192.0.2.24) 3. A TMM route is created with the same dest and netmask as the mgmt route: tmsh create net route test network 192.0.2.0/24 gw 198.51.100.1

Workaround

Do not create a tmm route with the same destination and netmask as the mgmt route. Filter out the mgmt route from the receiving dynamic route

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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