GHSA-rq8f-f9q7-5x24

GHSA-rq8f-f9q7-5x24 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022

The std::random_device class in libstdc++ in the GNU Compiler Collection (aka GCC) before 4.9.4 does not properly handle short reads from blocking sources, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the random values via unspecified vectors.

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

9.300000190734863

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Timeline

May 14, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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