7.8
CWE
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Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-3238: Weak RNG

First published: Fri Sep 18 2009(Updated: )

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."

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.29
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.39
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.29.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.21
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.5
Linux Kernel<=2.6.29.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.30
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.43
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.34
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.20
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.21
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.27
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.45
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.29
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.37
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.48
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.22
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.26
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.20
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.27
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.21
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.32
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.57
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.49
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.24
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.25
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.21
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.33
Linux Kernel=2.6.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.28
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.23
Linux Kernel=2.6.29.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.20
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.26
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.20
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.36
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.46
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.25
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.0
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.54
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.31
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.26
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.62
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.29
Linux Kernel=2.6.29.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.28
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.51
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.22
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.58
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.40
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.47
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.42
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.22
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.41
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.52
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.24
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.55
Linux Kernel=2.6.23
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.30
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.59
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.38
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.27
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.53
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.44
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.35
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.50
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.31
Linux Kernel=2.6.29.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.61
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.24
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.60
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.8.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.56
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.25
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.20
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.23
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.28
Linux Kernel=2.6.29.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.12
Linux Kernel<2.6.30
Ubuntu=6.06
Ubuntu=8.04
Ubuntu=8.10
Ubuntu=9.04
openSUSE=11.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=10-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-3238?

    CVE-2009-3238 is classified as high severity due to its impact on the randomness of generated numbers in the Linux kernel.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-3238?

    To fix CVE-2009-3238, upgrade your Linux kernel to version 2.6.30 or later, where the issue has been addressed.

  • What versions of Linux are affected by CVE-2009-3238?

    CVE-2009-3238 affects Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.30, along with specific Ubuntu and openSUSE versions listed in the vulnerability report.

  • What are the main risks associated with CVE-2009-3238?

    The main risks of CVE-2009-3238 include predictable random number generation, which can compromise security mechanisms relying on randomness.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2009-3238 if I cannot update immediately?

    While there are no specific workarounds mentioned for CVE-2009-3238, it is strongly recommended to update to a patched version of the kernel as soon as possible.

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