Year 2038 problem
The year 2038 problem is a time formatting bug in computer systems with representing times after 03:14:07 UTC on 19 January 2038. The problem exists in systems which measure Unix time – the number of seconds elapsed since the Unix epoch – and store it in a signed 32-bit integer. The data type is only capable of representing integers between − and 2³¹ − 1, meaning the latest time that can be properly encoded is 2³¹ − 1 seconds after epoch. Attempting to increment to the following second will cause the integer to overflow, setting its value to − which systems will interpret as 2³¹ seconds before epoch. The problem is similar in nature to the year 2000 problem. Computer systems that use time for critical computations may encounter fatal errors if the Y2038 problem is not addressed. Some applications that use future dates have already encountered the bug. The most vulnerable systems are those which are infrequently or never updated, such as legacy and embedded systems. Wikipedia
May 4, 2024, 3:03 PM
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Year 2038 problem The year 2038 problem is a time formatting bug in computer systems with representing times after 03:14:07 UTC on 19 January 2038. The problem exists in systems which measure Unix time – the number of seconds elapsed since the Unix epoch – and store it in a signed 32-bit integer. The data type is only capable of representing integers between − and 2³¹ − 1, meaning the latest time that can be properly encoded is 2³¹ − 1 seconds after epoch. Attempting to increment to the following second will cause the integer to overflow, setting its value to − which systems will interpret as 2³¹ seconds before epoch. The problem is similar in nature to the year 2000 problem. Computer systems that use time for critical computations may encounter fatal errors if the Y2038 problem is not addressed. Some applications that use future dates have already encountered the bug. The most vulnerable systems are those which are infrequently or never updated, such as legacy and embedded systems. Wikipedia May 4, 2024, 3:03 PM
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