Name | CVE-2015-5276 |
Description | The std::random_device class in libstdc++ in the GNU Compiler Collection (aka GCC) before 4.9.4 does not properly handle short reads from blocking sources, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the random values via unspecified vectors. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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gcc-4.9 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.9.2-10+deb8u2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
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gcc-4.9 | source | (unstable) | 4.9.3-5 | | | |
gcc-5 | source | (unstable) | 5.3.0-1 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - gcc-4.9 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65142
Upstream commit: https://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/gcc?view=revision&revision=227687