Bug ID 527907: TCP reject Virtual Servers may not respond with TCP reset

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.2.1, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.1.0

Opened: Jun 15, 2015

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

As a result of a known issue, reject Virtual servers configured with IP protocol TCP may not respond to TCP SYN packets with a TCP RST; silently dropping them. All-protocols and UDP reject virtual servers are unaffected.

Impact

TCP SYN packets are silently dropped.

Conditions

- Virtual Server, type Reject - Virtual server ip-protocol only TCP.

Workaround

Use all-protocols or use a standard VIP and reject via iRule.

Fix Information

TCP reject virtual servers now correctly RST the connection.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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