Why only even number source ports are assigned as ephemeral TCP source port?

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Issue

  • RHEL host is not assigning random source ports for the new connection.
  • Source port randomization doesn't work.
  • RHEL 7.3 system is assigning even source ports for the connect call.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 and above

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