Bug 248325 – CVE-2007-3105 Bound check ordering issue in random driver

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Bug 248325 - (CVE-2007-3105) CVE-2007-3105 Bound check ordering issue in random driver

Summary:	CVE-2007-3105 Bound check ordering issue in random driver

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2007-3105

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	low Severity low
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Depends On:	275941 275951 275961 275971
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Reported:	2007-07-16 01:15 EDT by Marcel Holtmann
Modified:	2007-11-01 09:33 EDT (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2007-11-01 09:33:30 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2007:0939	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: kernel security update	2008-01-07 13:58:13 EST
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2007:0940	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: kernel security update	2007-10-22 06:52:41 EDT

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Description Marcel Holtmann 2007-07-16 01:15:59 EDT

Bug reported by the PaX Team <pageexec@freemail.hu>

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.

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