CVE-2007-4311
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 13, 2007
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 13, 2007
Description
The xfer_secondary_pool function in drivers/char/random.c in the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.35 performs reseed operations on only the first few bytes of a buffer, which might make it easier for attackers to predict the output of the random number generator, related to incorrect use of the sizeof operator.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.34.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=faa3369ac2ea7feb0dd266b6a5e8d6ab153cf925
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.34.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd67d4c7b11cc33ebdc346bc8926d255b354cd64
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.34.6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35
- DSA-1503vendor-advisory
- 29058third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-2690vdb-entry
- 25029vdb-entry
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