CVE-2024-58017printk: Fix signed integer overflow when defining LOG_BUF_LEN_MAX
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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
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from e6fe3e5b7d16e8f146a4ae7fe481bc6e97acde1e before 54c14022fa2ba427dc543455c2cf9225903a7174; from e6fe3e5b7d16e8f146a4ae7fe481bc6e97acde1e before dfb7b179741ee09506dc7719d92f9e1cea01f10e; from e6fe3e5b7d16e8f146a4ae7fe481bc6e97acde1e before bb8ff054e19fe27f4e5eaac1b05e462894cfe9b1; from e6fe3e5b7d16e8f146a4ae7fe481bc6e97acde1e before 9a6d43844de2479a3ff8d674c3e2a16172e01598; from e6fe3e5b7d16e8f146a4ae7fe481bc6e97acde1e before 4acf6bab775dbd22a9a799030a808a7305e01d63; from e6fe3e5b7d16e8f146a4ae7fe481bc6e97acde1e before 404e5fd918a0b14abec06c7eca128f04c9b98e41; from e6fe3e5b7d16e8f146a4ae7fe481bc6e97acde1e before 4a2c4e7265b8eed83c25d86d702cea06493cab18; from e6fe3e5b7d16e8f146a4ae7fe481bc6e97acde1e before 3d6f83df8ff2d5de84b50377e4f0d45e25311c7a; and 8 more ranges | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | all versions | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | before 6.1.129; from 6.2 before 6.6.78; from 6.7 before 6.12.14; from 6.13 before 6.13.3 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54c14022fa2ba427dc543455c2cf9225903a7174
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfb7b179741ee09506dc7719d92f9e1cea01f10e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb8ff054e19fe27f4e5eaac1b05e462894cfe9b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a6d43844de2479a3ff8d674c3e2a16172e01598patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4acf6bab775dbd22a9a799030a808a7305e01d63patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/404e5fd918a0b14abec06c7eca128f04c9b98e41patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a2c4e7265b8eed83c25d86d702cea06493cab18patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d6f83df8ff2d5de84b50377e4f0d45e25311c7apatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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