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."
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Published : 2009-09-18 10:30
Updated : 2024-02-15 03:30
NVD link : CVE-2009-3238
Mitre link : CVE-2009-3238
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-3238
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Products Affected
suse
- linux_enterprise_desktop
- linux_enterprise_server
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
opensuse
- opensuse
CWE
CWE-338
Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)