Bug ID 557783: TMM generated traffic to external IPv6 global-addr via ECMP routes might use link-local addr

Last Modified: Jul 13, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF2, 11.5.1 HF3, 11.5.1 HF4, 11.5.1 HF5, 11.5.1 HF6, 11.5.1 HF7, 11.5.1 HF8, 11.5.1 HF9, 11.5.1 HF10, 11.5.1 HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.2 HF1, 11.5.3, 11.5.3 HF1, 11.5.3 HF2, 11.5.4, 11.5.4 HF1, 11.6.0, 11.6.0 HF1, 11.6.0 HF2, 11.6.0 HF3, 11.6.0 HF4, 11.6.0 HF5, 11.6.0 HF6, 11.6.0 HF7, 11.6.0 HF8, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4

Fixed In:
12.1.0, 11.6.1, 11.5.4 HF2

Opened: Nov 12, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K14147369

Symptoms

TMM might use a link-local IPv6 address when attempting to reach an external global address for traffic generated from TMM (for example, dns resolver, sideband connections, etc.).

Impact

Traffic might fail as its egresses from a link-local address instead of a global address.

Conditions

- ECMP IPv6 routes to a remote destination where the next hop is a link local address. Typically this occurs with dynamic routing. - Have configured a virtual server that generates traffic from TMM (for example, dns resolver, sideband connections, etc.).

Workaround

It might be possible to work around if the dynamic routing peer can announce the route from a global address instead of a link local. Use of static routes might also work around the issue.

Fix Information

TMM now uses the correct IPv6 global address when generating traffic to a remote address using ECMP routes via link-local next-hops.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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