Medium · published July 25, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: drbg - Fix returning success on failure in CTR_DRBG
drbg_ctr_generate() sometimes returns success when it fails, leaving the
output buffer uninitialized. Fix it.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 3.12.44, < 3.13 | 3.13 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 4.1, < 5.10.261 | 5.10.261 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.212 | 5.15.212 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.178 | 6.1.178 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.145 | 6.6.145 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.96 | 6.12.96 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.39 | 6.18.39 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.19, < 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |