The vulnerability of the geode_rng_init() function in the drivers/char/hw_random/geode-rng.c module of the Linux operating system’s character device driver framework allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the geodernginit function in the drivers/char/hwrandom/geode-rng.c file of the Linux kernel’s alphabetic devices driver is related to errors during the update of the reference counter. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...