Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2025· Updated May 12, 2026
CVE-2024-58017
CVE-2024-58017
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.
Affected products
1- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 4.20
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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