Subj : [$] Arithmetic overflow mitigation in the kernel
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From : LWN.net
Date : Mon Jul 01 2024 14:30:05

[$] Arithmetic overflow mitigation in the kernel

Date:
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:27:04 +0000

Description:
On May 7, Kees Cook sent a proposal to the linux-kernel mailing list, asking 
for the kernel
developers to start
working on a way to mitigate unintentional arithmetic overflow, which has 
been a
source of many bugs. This is not the first time Cook has made a request along
these lines; he sent a related patch set in
January 2024.
Several core developers objected to the plan for different
reasons. After receiving their feedback,
Cook modified his approach to tackle the problem
in a series of smaller steps.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/979747/


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