CVE-2024-58017
kernel: printk: Fix signed integer overflow when defining LOG_BUF_LEN_MAX
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
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 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound