CVE-2007-2453 (GCVE-0-2007-2453)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-06-11 23:00
Modified
2024-08-07 13:42
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-470-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018248 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2105 vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.html vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24390 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34781 vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=118128622431272&w=2 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/25961 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://osvdb.org/37114 vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/25596 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0376.html vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/25700 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=118128610219959&w=2 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9960 vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL
http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
Impacted products
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              "name": "25700",
              "refsource": "SECUNIA",
              "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/25700"
            },
            {
              "name": "[linux-kernel] 20070608 Linux 2.6.20.13",
              "refsource": "MLIST",
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              "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9960",
              "refsource": "OVAL",
              "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9960"
            },
            {
              "name": "26139",
              "refsource": "SECUNIA",
              "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26139"
            },
            {
              "name": "26133",
              "refsource": "SECUNIA",
              "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26133"
            }
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    "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
    "assignerShortName": "redhat",
    "cveId": "CVE-2007-2453",
    "datePublished": "2007-06-11T23:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2007-05-02T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T13:42:32.344Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
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}


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