Bug ID 604931: bgpd might core on restarting process with BGP debug enabled.

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 11.6.1 hf2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 hf1, 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, 12.0.0 hf2, 12.0.0 hf3, 12.0.0 hf4, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 hf1, 13.0.0 hf2, 13.0.0 hf3, 13.0.1

Opened: Jul 14, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K42028295

Symptoms

On a BIG-IP system configured with dynamic routing using the BGP routing protocol, when BGP debugging is enabled, the bgpd daemon may crash.

Impact

bgpd may crash.

Conditions

- BGP configured and peering established. - BGP debugging enabled. - BGP process is restarted gracefully.

Workaround

Disable BGP debug.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips