CVE-2020-6616

Some Broadcom chips mishandle Bluetooth random-number generation because a low-entropy Pseudo Random Number Generator PRNG is used in situations where a Hardware Random Number Generator HRNG should have been used to prevent spoofing. This affects, for example, Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note8...

PT-2020-19183 · Broadcom +1 · Broadcom Chips +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Broadcom chips affected versions not specified Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note8 devices with the BCM4361 chipset Description: The issue arises from the use of a low-entropy Pseudo Random Number Generator PRNG in situations where a Hardware...

A Broken Random Number Generator in AMD Microcode

Interesting story. I always recommend using a random number generator like Fortuna, even if you're using a hardware random source. It's just safer...