Bug ID 501702: An snmpbulkget request addressed to a TMM interface can fail if the response is too long

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.3.0, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.0.0

Opened: Jan 19, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

If an snmpbulkget request is issued to an interface other than the management interface then, it is possible that the UDP response packet may be too long and have a transmission error when exiting the BIG-IP.

Impact

A failed snmpbulkget request/response sequence.

Conditions

A long snmpbulkget response returned through a non-management interface on the BIG-IP.

Workaround

Issue an snmpwalk request instead.

Fix Information

The issue was caused by a problem with UDP fragmentation and the issue has been fixed.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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