Bug ID 637181: VIP-on-VIP traffic may stall after routing updates

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.4, 11.5.4 hf1, 11.5.4 hf2, 11.5.4 hf3, 11.5.4 hf4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10, 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, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 hf1, 12.0.0 hf2, 12.0.0 hf3, 12.0.0 hf4, 12.1.0, 12.1.0 hf1, 12.1.0 hf2, 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, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 hf1, 13.0.0 hf2, 13.0.0 hf3, 13.0.1

Fixed In:
13.1.0, 11.6.2

Opened: Jan 06, 2017

Severity: 2-Critical

Related Article: K41709228

Symptoms

After a routing update traffic for an existing connection sent to a VIP-on-VIP virtual server may be sent directly to the destination address instead of to the inner virtual server.

Impact

Existing connections to the outer VIP may stall.

Conditions

VIP-on-VIP configuration and static or dynamic routing changes.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

Connections to VIP-on-VIP virtual servers no longer stall after routing updates.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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