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[$] Better handling of integer wraparound in the kernel
Friday January 26, 2024. 04:41 PM , from LWN.net
While the mathematical realm of numbers is infinite, computers are only
able to represent a finite subset of them. That can lead to problems when arithmetic operations would create numbers that the computer is unable to store as the intended type. This condition, called 'overflow' or 'wraparound' depending on the context, can be the source of bugs, including unpleasant security vulnerabilities, so it is worth avoiding. This patch series from Kees Cook is intended to improve the kernel's handling of these situations, but it is running into a bit of resistance.
https://lwn.net/Articles/959189/
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