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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: printk: Fix signed integer...

Published
February 27, 2025
Last Modified
October 15, 2026

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📋 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.

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