@tuxis-ie
FRR doesn't allow you to set that value. It's not a bug of VyOS.
In commands description allowed values (0-4294967295)
r12-1.2.6(config)# route-map FOO permit 100 r12-1.2.6(config-route-map)# set local-preference (0-4294967295) Preference value r12-1.2.6(config-route-map)# set local-preference (0-4294967295) Preference value r12-1.2.6(config-route-map)# set local-preference -10 % Unknown command: set local-preference -10