Bug 639026

Summary:	iptables rate limiting leads to Unknown error 18446744073709551615
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Reporter:	David Busby <d.busby>
Component:	iptables	Assignee:	Thomas Woerner <twoerner>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	qe-baseos-daemons
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Version:	5.5	CC:	d.busby
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Description David Busby 2010-09-30 16:23:20 UTC

Description of problem:

Apparent limit on --hitcount arg within iptables leading to 
iptables: Unknown error 18446744073709551615

A work around for this is to reduce the --seconds value to attain a raised hit/sec rate.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

iptables-1.3.5-5.3.el5_4.1

How reproducible: 


Steps to Reproduce:
1. iptables -I INPUT 2 -p tcp --dport http -m state --state NEW -m recent --update --seconds 60 --hitcount 30 -j LOG --log-level=7

this is also true of -j REJECT rules,
  
Actual results:

iptables: Unknown error 18446744073709551615


Expected results:

rate limiting iptables rule, logging exceeded rate via kernel messages

Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2014-03-07 12:40:15 UTC

This bug/component is not included in scope for RHEL-5.11.0 which is the last RHEL5 minor release. This Bugzilla will soon be CLOSED as WONTFIX (at the end of RHEL5.11 development phase (Apr 22, 2014)). Please contact your account manager or support representative in case you need to escalate this bug.

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2014-06-02 13:03:25 UTC

Thank you for submitting this request for inclusion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. We've carefully evaluated the request, but are unable to include it in RHEL5 stream. If the issue is critical for your business, please provide additional business justification through the appropriate support channels (https://access.redhat.com/site/support).

Comment 3 Red Hat Bugzilla 2023-09-14 01:22:15 UTC

The needinfo request[s] on this closed bug have been removed as they have been unresolved for 1000 days