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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-16166 – Linux Kernel network RNG information disclosure

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

Linux Kernel could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error related to drivers/char/random.c and kernel/time/timer.c. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information about the internal state of the network RNG.

Impact

Information disclosure

Affected Vendors

Linux

Affected Products

  • Linux Kernel 5.0
  • Linux Kernel 5.6.0
  • Linux Kernel 5.7.10
  • Linux Kernel 5.7.11

Remediation

Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available from the Linux Kernel GIT Repository.

Linux Kernel GIT Repository