Description
The Linux kernel through 5.7.11 allows remote attackers to make observations that help to obtain sensitive information about the internal state of the network RNG, aka CID-f227e3ec3b5c. This is related to drivers/char/random.c and kernel/time/timer.c.
Published: 2020-07-30
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2385-1 linux-4.19 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2420-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2420-2 linux regression update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-8132 The Linux kernel through 5.7.11 allows remote attackers to make observations that help to obtain sensitive information about the internal state of the network RNG, aka CID-f227e3ec3b5c. This is related to drivers/char/random.c and kernel/time/timer.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4525-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4526-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:37:53.889Z

Reserved: 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-16166

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-07-30T21:15:11.533

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:06:53.577

Link: CVE-2020-16166

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-07-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-16166 - Bugzilla

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