Re: [PATCH RESEND] random: fix the RNDRESEEDCRNG ioctl

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Feb 04 2021 - 11:00:56 EST


On Mon, Feb 01, 2021 at 02:43:51PM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 11:28:18AM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: linux-crypto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@xxxxxxx>
> > Reviewed-by: Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > Andrew, please consider taking this patch since the maintainer has been
> > ignoring it for 4 months
> > (https://lkml.kernel.org/lkml/20200916041908.66649-1-ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#u).
>
> Ping.

Given the lack of response, I'll take this now...

thanks,
greg k-h