CVE-2024-47678
kernel: icmp: change the order of rate limits
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 21, 2024
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel related to the order of rate limits for ICMP messages. The sequence in which rate limiters are applied potentially allows a side-channel attack, resulting in information disclosure.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-203 · Observable Discrepancy