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

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Message-ID: <20201026163343.GA858@sol.localdomain>
Date:   Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:33:43 -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, Oct 06, 2020 at 08:50:21PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> 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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