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Tracker / CVE-2013-4345

CVE-2013-4345

Medium 5.8

Off-by-one error in the get_prng_bytes function in crypto/ansi_cprng.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.4 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via multiple requests for small amounts of data, leading to improper management of the state of the consumed data.

Affected products and versions

fedoraproject fedora
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel · … → 3.11.4
redhat enterprise_linux
redhat enterprise_mrg

Analysis

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