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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-7p4g-p325-hv5m",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T03:45:04Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T18:22:21Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2007-4311"
  ],
  "details": "The xfer_secondary_pool function in drivers/char/random.c in the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.35 performs reseed operations on only the first few bytes of a buffer, which might make it easier for attackers to predict the output of the random number generator, related to incorrect use of the sizeof operator.",
  "severity": [],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4311"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.34.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd67d4c7b11cc33ebdc346bc8926d255b354cd64"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.34.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=faa3369ac2ea7feb0dd266b6a5e8d6ab153cf925"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.34.y.git;a=commit;h=bd67d4c7b11cc33ebdc346bc8926d255b354cd64"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.34.y.git;a=commit;h=faa3369ac2ea7feb0dd266b6a5e8d6ab153cf925"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29058"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.34.6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25029"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2007-08-13T21:17:00Z"
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}