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CVE-2024-58017

kernel: printk: Fix signed integer overflow when defining LOG_BUF_LEN_MAX

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 27, 2025

Updated · October 29, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

printk: Fix signed integer overflow when defining LOG_BUF_LEN_MAX

Shifting 1 << 31 on a 32-bit int causes signed integer overflow, which leads to undefined behavior. To prevent this, cast 1 to u32 before performing the shift, ensuring well-defined behavior.

This change explicitly avoids any potential overflow by ensuring that the shift occurs on an unsigned 32-bit integer.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound