CVE-2007-4311

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…

published August 13, 2007

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
77.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01729 · 77.3th percentile
Published
2007-08-13T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 AUG 21:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5