Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-4311
CVE-2007-4311
Description
The xfer_secondary_pool function in drivers/char/random.c in the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.35 performs reseed operations on only the first few bytes of a buffer, which might make it easier for attackers to predict the output of the random number generator, related to incorrect use of the sizeof operator.
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References
8- secunia.com/advisories/29058nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690nvdVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
- git.kernel.orgnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.34.6nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25029nvd
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