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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:39:49 +1000
From: Michael Samuel <mik@...net.net>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: KDE Paste Applet
On 13 June 2013 10:02, Michael Samuel <mik@...net.net> wrote:
> Ok, so the fix for this uses KRandom::random()...
>
> I suggest leaving the KDE Paste fix as-is and replacing KRandom with
> something that just fills an integer from /dev/urandom - then we can save a
> few CVE numbers for the rest of the year.
>
> qrand() should probably also do the same, especially since cnonces for
> HTTP auth are using it - that means there's only 2^32 (at best) possible
> cnonces...
>
>>
>>
Fedora and Ubuntu have both pushed out this patch. Requesting a new CVE
for "KRandom::random() isn't a secure PRNG", since the KDE guys are
convinced that it is.
Regards,
Michael
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