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CVE-2024-35983 Not scored

bounds: Use the right number of bits for power-of-two CONFIG_NR_CPUS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bounds: Use the right number of bits for power-of-two CONFIG_NR_CPUS bits_per() rounds up to the next power of two when passed a power of two. This causes crashes on some machines and configurations.

Exploit probability 0.2%
Published May 20, 2024
Required by Not available
Last source change August 12, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Linux Kernel
Unknown Unknown

838 explicit affected versions

04 / EVIDENCE

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2024-35983

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bounds: Use the right number of bits for power-of-two CONFIG_NR_CPUS bits_per() rounds up to the next power of two when passed a power of two. This causes crashes on some machines and configurations.

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05 / REFERENCES

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