linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] random: fix the RNDRESEEDCRNG ioctl

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Message-ID: <20201007035021.GB912@sol.localdomain>
Date:   Tue, 6 Oct 2020 20:50:21 -0700
From:   Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
To:     Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Cc:     linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] random: fix the RNDRESEEDCRNG ioctl

On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 09:19:08PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
> 
> The RNDRESEEDCRNG ioctl reseeds the primary_crng from itself, which
> doesn't make sense.  Reseed it from the input_pool instead.
> 
> Fixes: d848e5f8e1eb ("random: add new ioctl RNDRESEEDCRNG")
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>

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