Bug ID 754154: tmsh does not honor SSH idle timeout if broadcast messages are received

Last Modified: Oct 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
13.1.1.2, 13.1.1.3, 13.1.1.4, 13.1.1.5, 13.1.3, 13.1.3.1, 13.1.3.2, 13.1.3.3, 13.1.3.4, 13.1.3.5, 13.1.3.6, 13.1.4, 13.1.4.1, 13.1.5, 13.1.5.1, 14.0.0, 14.0.0.1, 14.0.0.2, 14.0.0.3, 14.0.0.4, 14.0.0.5, 14.0.1, 14.0.1.1

Opened: Dec 27, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

SSH Sessions stay open indefinitely.

Impact

Prevents enforcement of idle timeout if broadcast message occurs frequently enough.

Conditions

Broadcast frequency is less than Idle Timeout.

Workaround

Set the broadcast frequency to a value that is greater than the idle timeout value.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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