CVE-2013-4345: About get_prng_bytes function (crypto/ansi_cprng.c).
Issue
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Our customer would like to know what processing CVE-2013-4345 affects. So, we introduced following sites.
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After that, he asked us in what case get_prng_bytes function (crypto/ansi_cprng.c) is used. We analyzed kernel source code, but could not make clear it. Could you please tell us about that?
- what feature of kernel does use this function?
- for what purpose is the feature used?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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