Bug ID 569642: Deleting all routes on a unit with a mirroring fastL4 Virtual may cause TMM to core

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.2.1, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.1 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, 11.6.1, 11.6.1 HF1, 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 HF2, 11.5.4 HF2

Opened: Jan 25, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

In certain circumstances TMM may core if an HA pair configured with mirroring has all the routes to the server pool removed.

Impact

Traffic disrupted while tmm restarts.

Conditions

- HA pair. - FastL4 VIP with mirroring. - default route to pool via an intermediate router. - The active unit is handling traffic. - Active unit fails over and loses its mirroring connection. - Prior active unit comes back and HA connection is reestablished. - During the loss of HA and its recovery the now active unit loses its only route to the pool member.

Workaround

Do not remove all routes to poolmembers. If this is needed please create other backup routes prior to the deletion.

Fix Information

TMM no longer cores on deleting all routes on a unit with a mirroring fastL4 Virtual during HA connection loss and recovery.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips