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."
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-09-18T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:22:24.084Z

Reserved: 2009-09-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-3238

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-18T10:30:01.267

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:06:52.197

Link: CVE-2009-3238

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3238 - Bugzilla