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Non-cryptographic PRNGs may have great statistical properties, but are usually trivially predictable to someone who knows the algorithm, given a small sample of their output. An LFSR like prandom_u32() is particularly simple, even if the sample is widely scattered bits. It turns out the network stack uses prandom_u32() for some things like random port numbers which it would prefer are *not* trivially predictable. Predictability led to a practical DNS spoofing attack. Oops. This patch replaces the LFSR with a homebrew cryptographic PRNG based on the SipHash round function, which is in turn seeded with 128 bits of strong random key. (The authors of SipHash have *not* been consulted about this abuse of their algorithm.) Speed is prioritized over security; attacks are rare, while performance is always wanted. Replacing all callers of prandom_u32() is the quick fix. Whether to reinstate a weaker PRNG for uses which can tolerate it is an open question. Commit |
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| agp | ||
| hw_random | ||
| ipmi | ||
| mwave | ||
| pcmcia | ||
| tpm | ||
| xilinx_hwicap | ||
| xillybus | ||
| Kconfig | ||
| Makefile | ||
| adi.c | ||
| apm-emulation.c | ||
| applicom.c | ||
| applicom.h | ||
| bsr.c | ||
| ds1620.c | ||
| dsp56k.c | ||
| dtlk.c | ||
| hangcheck-timer.c | ||
| hpet.c | ||
| lp.c | ||
| mem.c | ||
| misc.c | ||
| mspec.c | ||
| nsc_gpio.c | ||
| nvram.c | ||
| nwbutton.c | ||
| nwbutton.h | ||
| nwflash.c | ||
| pc8736x_gpio.c | ||
| powernv-op-panel.c | ||
| ppdev.c | ||
| ps3flash.c | ||
| random.c | ||
| raw.c | ||
| scx200_gpio.c | ||
| sonypi.c | ||
| tb0219.c | ||
| tlclk.c | ||
| toshiba.c | ||
| ttyprintk.c | ||
| uv_mmtimer.c | ||
| virtio_console.c | ||