medium5.5
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 predic…
Impact
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."
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 2.6.30 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | Version 11.0 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | Version 10 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | Version 10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8a0a9bd4db63bc45e3017bedeafbd88d0eb84d02
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/21766/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1438.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499785
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519692
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11168
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03836en_us
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8a0a9bd4db63bc45e3017bedeafbd88d0eb84d02
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/21766/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1438.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499785
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519692
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11168