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Informational 18 Bitcoin

util/log: Provide util::log::NO_RATE_LIMIT to avoid rate limits

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Anthony Towns

62/100 · Adequate
util/log: Provide util::log::NO_RATE_LIMIT to avoid rate limits
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a code cleanup, not a security fix. It introduces a cleaner way for Bitcoin Core developers to mark certain important log messages as exempt from automatic rate-limiting. The rate-limiting protection itself already existed; this change just makes the code easier to read and maintain. There is no indication it fixes a known vulnerability.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as normal code review for logging API maintainability; verify that any future use of `util::log::NO_RATE_LIMIT` is justified and documented.

Security signals we found

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Rate-limiting for unconditional logs is retained by default

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NO_RATE_LIMIT tag is explicitly opt-in for special cases

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Developer notes warn that unconditional logs should be rare to prevent disk-filling attacks

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No removal of security controls or bypass of protections

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No CVE, advisory, or security disclosure referenced in commit

Risk score

Why this scored 18/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 2/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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