Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in NetBSD - #VU22999

 

Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in NetBSD - #VU22999

Published: November 26, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22999
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-338
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to predict values of random generator.

The vulnerability exists due to en error in kern.arandom implementation. A local user that can obtain kernel PRNG state used by kern.arandom can predict future outputs of kern.arandom.


Affected software

NetBSD

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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