CVE-2018-1108

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-1108
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-05-21 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-11-29 18:45:00 UTC
Descriptionkernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data. Programs, early in the boot sequence, could use the data allocated for the seed before it was sufficiently generated.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-330

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4188-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3752-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3752-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 1567306 – CVE-2018-1108 kernel: drivers: getrandom(2) unblocks too early after system boot CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2018-1108 Predictable Random Number Generator Weakness BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 3065-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org
USN-3752-3: Linux kernel (Azure, GCP, OEM) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3718-1: Linux kernel regression | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3718-2: Linux kernel (HWE) regression | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 180282 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 3065-1)
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