CVE-2009-3238Not scoredCWE-338

CVE-2009-3238: Linux Kernel vulnerability

Linux · Linux Kernel

Fixed in 2.6.30 · Affected: Linux Kernel before 2.6.30 · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

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1.6%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

76th percentile

050100

Higher than 76% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

The get_random_int function in drivers/char/random.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 produces insufficiently random numbers, which allows attackers to predict the return value, and possibly defeat protection mechanisms based on randomization, via vectors that leverage the function's tendency to "return the same value over and over again for long stretches of time."

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) · Cryptography
Vendor: Linux
Published: September 2009
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), September 2009

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References

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