CVE-2015-5276: Infoleak
First published: Mon Sep 14 2015(Updated: )
It was discovered that the std::random_device class in libstdc++ would not properly detect short reads and could return return predictable values if applications used it to obtain randomness from a blocking source such as /dev/random.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| GNU GCC | <4.9.4 |
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Reference Links
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65142
- https://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/gcc?view=revision&revision=227687
- https://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/gcc?view=revision&revision=227872
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1262852
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262846
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00052.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034375
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