svn rev #19906: branches/krb5-1-6/ src/lib/crypto/
tlyu@MIT.EDU
tlyu at MIT.EDU
Fri Aug 31 17:38:28 EDT 2007
Commit By: tlyu
Log Message:
ticket: 5666
version_fixed: 1.6.3
pull up r19845 from trunk
r19845 at cathode-dark-space: epeisach | 2007-08-20 10:50:41 -0400
ticket: new
subject: read_entropy_from_device on partial read will not fill buffer
tags: pullup
read_entropy_from_device() will loop in read until the desired number
of bytes are read from the device (/dev/random, /dev/urandom). I have
observed that for /dev/random, if there is not enough bits available
for reading - it will return a partial read. The code would loop in
this case, but never advance the location to place the new bytes -
hence the start of the buffer would be filled again - leaving the tail
end as stack garbage.
Changed Files:
_U branches/krb5-1-6/
U branches/krb5-1-6/src/lib/crypto/prng.c
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