Bug ID 707054: SYN Cookie MSS for Fast L4 Profiles is limited to 256-9162

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1

Fixed In:
14.1.0, 13.1.1.2

Opened: Feb 16, 2018

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

User cannot configure SYN Cookie MSS values for Fast L4 Profiles outside of 256-9162.

Impact

Under syncookie activated condition, server side MSS lower than SYN Cookie MSS lower limit cannot be honored on client side. As a result, server side MSS discards data segment if larger than SYN Cookie MSS lower limit.

Conditions

Under syncookie activated condition, SYN Cookie MSS value is set to < 256.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

This ID allows to configured 128-9162.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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