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

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Message-ID: <X/NkrKpaIBTjQzbv@sol.localdomain>
Date:   Mon, 4 Jan 2021 10:55:40 -0800
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 Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 10:52:14AM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 09:33:43AM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > 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>
> > > 
> > > Ping?
> > 
> > Ping.
> 
> Ping.

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