FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-08:11.arc4random

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-08.11.arc4random Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: arc4random9 predictable sequence vulnerability Category: core Module: sys Announced: 2008-11-24...

FreeBSD -- arc4random(9) predictable sequence vulnerability

Problem Description: When the arc4random9 random number generator is initialized, there may be inadequate entropy to meet the needs of kernel systems which rely on arc4random9; and it may take up to 5 minutes before arc4random9 is reseeded with secure entropy from the Yarrow random number...