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CVE-2024-47678MEDIUM
Linux Linux — icmp: change the order of rate limits
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  N  N    5.5   .0061   46.5     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    4cdf507d54525842dfd9f6313fdafba039084046 –  —
  Linux    3.18 –                                      6.1.113
TIMELINE
  Sep 30  Reserved by Linux
  Oct 21  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-47678 (Linux). CVSS 9.4 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-203 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: icmp: change the order of rate limits ICMP messages are ratelimited : After the blamed commits, the two rate limiters are applied in this order: 1) host wide ratelimit (icmp_global_allow()) 2) Per destination ratelimit (inetpeer based) In order to avoid side-channels attacks, we need to apply the per destination check first. This patch makes the following change : 1) icmp_global_allow() checks if the host wide limit is reached. But credits are not yet consumed. This is deferred to 3) 2) The per destination limit is checked/updated. This might add a new node in inetpeer tree. 3) icmp_global_consume() consumes tokens if prior operations succeeded. This means that host wide ratelimit is still effective in keeping inetpeer tree small even under DDOS. As a bonus, I removed icmp_global.lock as the fast path can use a lock-free operation.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
September 30, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
October 21, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-47678 (Linux). CVSS 9.4 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux4cdf507d54525842dfd9f6313fdafba039084046
LinuxLinux3.186.1.113

Weaknesses

CWE-203

References (6)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-47678 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-203

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