Deterministic Random Bit Generators Based on Ascon for Embedded Systems

As the Deterministic Random Bit Generator DRBG serves as a fundamental component in random number generation and cryptographic applications, its performance and security are particularly critical in resource-constrained embedded systems, where memory capacity and computational efficiency are...

CVE-2025-40109

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: rng - Ensure setent is always present Ensure that setent is always set since only drbg provides it...

CVE-2025-40109

The CVE-2025-40109 entry affects the Linux kernel crypto RNG path. Root cause: set_ent is not guaranteed to be present in all paths, even though only DRBG provides it. The fix ensures set_ent is always present. Impact and exploit specifics are not detailed in the provided documents. Remediation: ...

PT-2025-45575

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel's crypto/rng module. The issue involves ensuring that the set ent function is always set, as it is only provided by the drbg. This ensures proper...

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances Software 安全特征问题漏洞

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances Software ASA Software is a set of firewalls and network security platforms from the U.S. company Cisco Cisco. The platform provides features such as highly secure access to data and network resources. A security vulnerability exists in Cisco Adaptive Security...

PT-2023-2257 · Cisco · Cisco Ftd +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software versions prior to the fixed version Cisco Firepower Threat Defense FTD Software versions prior to the fixed version Description: The issue is related to the deterministic random bit generator DRB...

SUSE CVE-2017-5462

A flaw in DRBG number generation within the Network Security Services NSS library where the internal state V does not correctly carry bits over. The NSS library has been updated to fix this issue to address this issue and Firefox ESR 52.1 has been updated with NSS version 3.28.4. This vulnerabili...

A Death Match of Domain Generation Algorithms

By Hongliang Liu and Yuriy Yuzifovich Originally posted on December 29, 2017 Today's post is all about DGA's Domain Generation Algorithms: what they are, why they came into existence, what are some use cases where they are used, and, most importantly - how to detect and block them. As we will...