Bug 248325 (CVE-2007-3105)

Summary:	CVE-2007-3105 Bound check ordering issue in random driver
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Marcel Holtmann <holtmann>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	dhoward, kernel-mgr, kreilly
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OS:	Linux
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Bug Depends On:	275941, 275951, 275961, 275971
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Description Marcel Holtmann 2007-07-16 05:15:59 UTC

Bug reported by the PaX Team <pageexec>

If root raised the default wakeup threshold over the size of the
output pool, the pool transfer function could overflow the stack with
RNG bytes, causing a DoS or potential privilege escalation.