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CVE-2007-2453

Publication date 11 June 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-source-2.6.15 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-29.58
linux-source-2.6.17 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.6.17.1-12.40
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.20 7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.6.20-16.31
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-489-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 19 July 2007
    • USN-470-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 8 June 2007
    • USN-486-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 18 July 2007

Other references