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Bug 286091 (CVE-2009-3238) - Kernel: get_random_int() produces predictable random numbers (CVE-2009-3238)
Summary: Kernel: get_random_int() produces predictable random numbers (CVE-2009-3238)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: CVE-2009-3238
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel...
Whiteboard: [linux <2.6.27.25] [linux >=2.6.28 <2...
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Reported: 2009-09-23 14:25 UTC by Alex Legler (RETIRED)
Modified: 2013-09-15 18:41 UTC (History)
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Description Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester gentoo-dev Security 2009-09-23 14:25:25 UTC
CVE-2009-3238 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3238):
  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."