In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: sun4i-ss - Remove insecure and unused rng_alg
Remove sun4i_ss_rng, as it is insecure and unused:
- It has multiple vulnerabilities. sun4i_ss_prng_seed() is missing locking and has a buffer overflow. sun4i_ss_prng_generate() fails to fill the entire buffer with cryptographic random bytes, because it rounds the destination length down and also doesn't actually wait for the hardware to be ready before pulling bytes from it.
- No user of this code is known. It's usable only theoretically via the "rng" algorithm type of AF_ALG. But userspace actually just uses the actual Linux RNG (/dev/random etc) instead. And rng_algs don't contribute entropy to the actual Linux RNG either. (This may have been confused with hwrng, which does contribute entropy.)
The sun4i_ss_prng_seed() buffer overflow was reported by Tianchu Chen and discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine
There's no point in fixing all these vulnerabilities individually when this is unused code, so let's just remove it.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-kvmUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1118-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-147-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1069-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1066-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1071-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1114-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1067-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-195-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1116-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1123-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1113-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1071-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1071-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1122-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1118-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1067-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1067-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oracleUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1067-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1066-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1100-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-147-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-147-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1123-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-147-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1071-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1062-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-147-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1071-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-195-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04 | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
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