Bug ID 634014: Absolute timers may fire one second early during the leap second event

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
13.0.0, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.0, 12.0.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.0, 11.5.4, 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1, 11.5.0, 11.4.1, 11.4.0, 11.2.1

Opened: Dec 16, 2016

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

Absolute timers that expire at midnight UTC may fire one second early when the leap second is inserted.

Impact

Impact to applications unknown. The system stays stable, and a timer may be fired off earlier than expected

Conditions

This occurs if an absolute timer is used to trigger a task, and the leap second occurs during the timer window. For example if an absolute timer of 60 seconds is scheduled and the leap second event occurs midway through that interval, the event will appear to fire one second earlier than expected.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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