CVE-2020-16166

kernel: information exposure in drivers/char/random.c and kernel/time/timer.c

Published Jul 30, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS 5.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Linux kernel through 5.7.11 allows remote attackers to make observations that help to obtain sensitive information about the internal state of the network RNG, aka CID-f227e3ec3b5c. This is related to drivers/char/random.c and kernel/time/timer.c.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2385-1 linux-4.19 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2420-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2420-2 linux regression update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-8132 The Linux kernel through 5.7.11 allows remote attackers to make observations that help to obtain sensitive information about the internal state of the network RNG, aka CID-f227e3ec3b5c. This is related to drivers/char/random.c and kernel/time/timer.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4525-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4526-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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