CVE-2007-4311

Published Aug 13, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1503-1 New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1503-2 New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-4294 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:53 PM
Reserved
Aug 13, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 13, 2007, 9:17 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:43 PM