CVE-2009-3238
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 18, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 18, 2009
Description
The get_random_int function in drivers/char/random.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 produces insufficiently random numbers, which allows attackers to predict the return value, and possibly defeat protection mechanisms based on randomization, via vectors that leverage the function's tendency to "return the same value over and over again for long stretches of time."
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03836en_us
- USN-852-1vendor-advisory
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/21766/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519692
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30
- 37351third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499785
- SUSE-SA:2010:012vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11168vdb-entrysignature
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8a0a9bd4db63bc45e3017bedeafbd88d0eb84d02
- RHSA-2009:1438vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2009:054vendor-advisory
- 37105third-party-advisory
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