Re: Linux messages full of `random: get_random_u32 called from`

[Theodore Y. Ts'o]

On Tue, May 01, 2018 at 05:43:17PM -0700, Sultan Alsawaf wrote:
> 
> I've attached what I think is a reasonable stopgap solution until this is
> actually fixed. If you're willing to revert the CVE-2018-1108 patches
> completely, then I don't think you'll mind using this patch in the meantime.

I would put it slightly differently; reverting the CVE-2018-1108
patches is less dangerous than what you are proposing in your attached
patch.

Again, I think the right answer is to fix userspace to not require
cryptographic grade entropy during early system startup, and for
people to *think* about what they are doing.  I've looked at the
systemd's use of hmac in journal-authenticate, and as near as I can
tell, there isn't any kind of explanation about why it was necessary,
or what threat it was trying to protect against.

						- Ted