CVE-2007-2453 Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [0,RHBA-2007-0959)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3005588
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed11 Jun 2007
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Jun 2007

CVE-2007-2453  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version RHBA-2007-0959 or higher.

Overview

The random number feature in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.20.13, and 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.4, (1) does not properly seed pools when there is no entropy, or (2) uses an incorrect cast when extracting entropy, which might cause the random number generator to provide the same values after reboots on systems without an entropy source.

CVSS Base Scores

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