The kernel in Apple iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7 uses a predictable random number generator during the early portion of the boot process, which allows attackers to bypass certain kernel-hardening protection mechanisms by using a user-space process to observe data related to the random numbers.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2014-09-18T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:12:35.531Z

Reserved: 2014-06-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-4422

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-09-18T10:55:10.547

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:10:09.763

Link: CVE-2014-4422

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