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Subject[PATCH] random: fix the RNDRESEEDCRNG ioctl
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From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com>

The RNDRESEEDCRNG ioctl reseeds the primary_crng from itself, which
doesn't make sense. Reseed it from the input_pool instead.

Fixes: d848e5f8e1eb ("random: add new ioctl RNDRESEEDCRNG")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com>
---
drivers/char/random.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index d20ba1b104ca3..a8b9e66f41435 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@ static long random_ioctl(struct file *f, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
return -EPERM;
if (crng_init < 2)
return -ENODATA;
- crng_reseed(&primary_crng, NULL);
+ crng_reseed(&primary_crng, &input_pool);
crng_global_init_time = jiffies - 1;
return 0;
default:
--
2.28.0
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