| Name | CVE-2021-27378 |
| Description | An issue was discovered in the rand_core crate before 0.6.2 for Rust. Because read_u32_into and read_u64_into mishandle certain buffer-length checks, a random number generator may be seeded with too little data. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| rust-rand-core (PTS) | bullseye | 0.5.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.6.3-2 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 0.6.4-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rust-rand-core | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- rust-rand-core <not-affected> (0.5.1 not affected, see #985087)
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0023.html