CVE-2018-1108

kernel: drivers: getrandom(2) unblocks too early after system boot

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.9

CVSS 3.0

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Published · April 12, 2018

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A weakness was found 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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE-330 · Use of Insufficiently Random Values