Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM
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, 12.1.1, 12.1.1 hf1, 12.1.1 hf2, 12.1.2, 12.1.2 hf1, 12.1.2 hf2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3
Fixed In:
13.0.0, 12.1.3.4
Opened: Jul 18, 2016 Severity: 3-Major
After completing an active close of an MPTCP connection, the BIG-IP sends MP_FASTCLOSE.
The BIG-IP retransmits MP_FASTCLOSE after the connection closing is complete until the maximum number of retransmissions is reached.
A TCP profile with Multipath TCP enabled is attached to a virtual server, and MPTCP performs an active close of a connection.
None
Fixed sequence of events on connection closure.