CVE-2007-4311

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedAug 13, 2007
First seenAug 13, 2007

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 2.4.34—

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CVE-2007-4311 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar