Title: Linux Kernel Random.C Device Reseed Weakness
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
The Linux kernel is prone to a weakness related to reseeding in the random device driver.
Linux kernel versions prior to 2.4.34.6 are vulnerable to this issue.
The 'xfer_secondary_pool()' function of 'random.c' uses incorrect data to reseed the random number generator. This may result in a weakening of the security of applications that rely on the random number generator.
The impact of a successful exploit depends on how the application uses the random number generator.
Affected Products:
- Astaro Security Linux 2.0.0 16
- Astaro Security Linux 2.0.0 23
- CRUX CRUX Linux 1.0.0
- Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.0
- Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
- Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.0
- Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
- Conectiva Linux 7.0.0
- Conectiva Linux 8.0.0
- Conectiva Linux 9.0.0
- Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition 1.0.0
- Debian Linux 3.0.0 alpha
- Debian Linux 3.0.0 arm
- Debian Linux 3.0.0 hppa
- Debian Linux 3.0.0 ia-32
- Debian Linux 3.0.0 ia-64
- Debian Linux 3.0.0 m68k
- Debian Linux 3.0.0 mips
- Debian Linux 3.0.0 mipsel
- Debian Linux 3.0.0 ppc
- Debian Linux 3.0.0 s/390
- Debian Linux 3.0.0 sparc
- Debian Linux 3.1.0
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 alpha
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 amd64
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 arm
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 hppa
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 ia-32
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 ia-64
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 m68k
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 mips
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 mipsel
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 ppc
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 s/390
- Debian Linux 3.1.0 sparc
- Devil-Linux Devil-Linux 1.0.4
- Devil-Linux Devil-Linux 1.0.5
- Gentoo Linux 1.2.0
- Gentoo Linux 1.4.0
- Linux kernel 2.4.0
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test1
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test10
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test11
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test12
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test2
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test3
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test4
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test5
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test6
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test7
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test8
- Linux kernel 2.4.0 .0-test9
- Linux kernel 2.4.1
- Linux kernel 2.4.10
- Linux kernel 2.4.11
- Linux kernel 2.4.12
- Linux kernel 2.4.13
- Linux kernel 2.4.14
- Linux kernel 2.4.15
- Linux kernel 2.4.16
- Linux kernel 2.4.17
- Linux kernel 2.4.18
- Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-1
- Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-2
- Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-3
- Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-4
- Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-5
- Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-6
- Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-7
- Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-8
- Linux kernel 2.4.18 x86
- Linux kernel 2.4.19
- Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre1
- Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre2
- Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre3
- Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre4
- Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre5
- Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre6
- Linux kernel 2.4.2
- Linux kernel 2.4.20
- Linux kernel 2.4.21
- Linux kernel 2.4.21 pre1
- Linux kernel 2.4.21 pre4
- Linux kernel 2.4.21 pre7
- Linux kernel 2.4.22
- Linux kernel 2.4.23
- Linux kernel 2.4.23 -ow2
- Linux kernel 2.4.23 -pre9
- Linux kernel 2.4.24
- Linux kernel 2.4.24 -ow1
- Linux kernel 2.4.25
- Linux kernel 2.4.26
- Linux kernel 2.4.27
- Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre1
- Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre2
- Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre3
- Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre4
- Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre5
- Linux kernel 2.4.28
- Linux kernel 2.4.29
- Linux kernel 2.4.29 -rc1
- Linux kernel 2.4.29 -rc2
- Linux kernel 2.4.3
- Linux kernel 2.4.30
- Linux kernel 2.4.30 rc2
- Linux kernel 2.4.30 rc3
- Linux kernel 2.4.31
- Linux kernel 2.4.31 -pre1
- Linux kernel 2.4.32
- Linux kernel 2.4.32 -pre1
- Linux kernel 2.4.32 -pre2
- Linux kernel 2.4.33
- Linux kernel 2.4.33 -pre1
- Linux kernel 2.4.33 .3
- Linux kernel 2.4.33 .6
- Linux kernel 2.4.33 2
- Linux kernel 2.4.33.1
- Linux kernel 2.4.33.3
- Linux kernel 2.4.33.4
- Linux kernel 2.4.33.4
- Linux kernel 2.4.33.5
- Linux kernel 2.4.33.5
- Linux kernel 2.4.33.6
- Linux kernel 2.4.33.7
- Linux kernel 2.4.34
- Linux kernel 2.4.34
- Linux kernel 2.4.34
- Linux kernel 2.4.34.3
- Linux kernel 2.4.34.5
- Linux kernel 2.4.4
- Linux kernel 2.4.5
- Linux kernel 2.4.6
- Linux kernel 2.4.7
- Linux kernel 2.4.8
- Linux kernel 2.4.9
- MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1.0
- MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1.0 x86_64
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.0.0
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.0.0 ppc
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.1.0
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.2.0
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 9.0.0
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 9.1.0
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 9.1.0 ppc
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 9.2.0
- MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 9.2.0 amd64
- MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0.0
- RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1.0
- RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1.0 IA64
- RedHat Desktop 3.0.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
- RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
- RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
- RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
- RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
- RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
- RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
- RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
- RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
- RedHat Fedora Core1
- RedHat Linux 7.1.0
- RedHat Linux 7.1.0 alpha
- RedHat Linux 7.1.0 i386
- RedHat Linux 7.1.0 ia64
- RedHat Linux 7.2.0
- RedHat Linux 7.2.0 alpha
- RedHat Linux 7.2.0 i386
- RedHat Linux 7.2.0 ia64
- RedHat Linux 7.3.0
- RedHat Linux 8.0.0
- RedHat Linux 9.0.0 i386
- S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux 8.0.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux 8.1.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux Connectivity Server
- S.u.S.E. Linux Database Server
- S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 7
- S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 8
- S.u.S.E. Linux Firewall on CD
- S.u.S.E. Linux Office Server
- S.u.S.E. Linux Openexchange Server
- S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0.0
- S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0.0 x86_64
- S.u.S.E. SuSE eMail Server 3.1.0
- S.u.S.E. SuSE eMail Server III
- Slackware Linux -current
- Slackware Linux 8.0.0
- Slackware Linux 9.0.0
- Slackware Linux 9.1.0
- Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
- Sun Linux 5.0.0
- Sun Linux 5.0.3
- Sun Linux 5.0.5
- Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0.0
- Trustix Secure Linux 2.0.0
- Trustix Secure Linux 2.1.0
- Trustix Secure Linux 2.2.0
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0.0
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0.0
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 7.0.0
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0.0
- WOLK WOLK 4.4.0 s
References:
- Debian: [DSA 1503-2] New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues
- Linux Kernel: Linux Kernel Changelog 2.4.34.6
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