CVE-2018-1108

kernel: drivers: getrandom(2) unblocks too early after system boot

Published May 21, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
kernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data. Programs, early in the boot sequence, could use the data allocated for the seed before it was sufficiently generated.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3065-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4188-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4196-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-11754 kernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data. Programs, early in the boot sequence, could use the data allocated for the seed before it was sufficiently generated.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3752-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3752-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3752-3 Linux kernel (Azure, GCP, OEM) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:51 AM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 21, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:50 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 12, 2018, 12:00 AM