Use of Insufficiently Random Values Affecting u-boot package, versions <2019.01+dfsg-6
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- published3 May 2019
- disclosed3 May 2019
Introduced: 3 May 2019
CVE-2019-11690 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 u-boot to version 2019.01+dfsg-6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream u-boot package and not the u-boot package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
gen_rand_uuid in lib/uuid.c in Das U-Boot v2014.04 through v2019.04 lacks an srand call, which allows attackers to determine UUID values in scenarios where CONFIG_RANDOM_UUID is enabled, and Das U-Boot is relied upon for UUID values of a GUID Partition Table of a boot device.