CVE-2026-93157
kernel: hwrng: xilinx-trng - propagate timeout before any data is read
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 17, 2026
Updated · October 20, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the xilinx-trng hardware random number generator (HWRNG) driver in the Linux kernel. The xtrng_readblock32() function can incorrectly indicate a successful read even when a timeout occurs and no random data has been produced. This can result in the kernel processing incomplete or zero-byte data as valid random output. The consequence is that systems relying on this driver may utilize random numbers of compromised quality, potentially impacting the security of cryptographic operations or other functions dependent on true random data.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-253 · Incorrect Check of Function Return Value