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Date:      Fri, 13 Dec 2019 04:55:17 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Conrad Meyer <cem@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r355695 - head/lib/libradius
Message-ID:  <201912130455.xBD4tH4X041644@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: cem
Date: Fri Dec 13 04:55:17 2019
New Revision: 355695
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/355695

Log:
  libradius: Rip out dubious use of srandomdev(3)+random(3)
  
  These functions appear to intend to produce unpredictable results.  Just use
  arc4random.
  
  While here, use an explicit_bzero instead of memset where the intent is clearly
  to zero out a secret (clear_passphrase).

Modified:
  head/lib/libradius/radlib.c

Modified: head/lib/libradius/radlib.c
==============================================================================
--- head/lib/libradius/radlib.c	Fri Dec 13 04:48:20 2019	(r355694)
+++ head/lib/libradius/radlib.c	Fri Dec 13 04:55:17 2019	(r355695)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void
 clear_password(struct rad_handle *h)
 {
 	if (h->pass_len != 0) {
-		memset(h->pass, 0, h->pass_len);
+		explicit_bzero(h->pass, h->pass_len);
 		h->pass_len = 0;
 	}
 	h->pass_pos = 0;
@@ -852,8 +852,8 @@ rad_create_request(struct rad_handle *h, int code)
 	if (code == RAD_ACCESS_REQUEST) {
 		/* Create a random authenticator */
 		for (i = 0;  i < LEN_AUTH;  i += 2) {
-			long r;
-			r = random();
+			uint32_t r;
+			r = arc4random();
 			h->out[POS_AUTH+i] = (u_char)r;
 			h->out[POS_AUTH+i+1] = (u_char)(r >> 8);
 		}
@@ -1051,10 +1051,9 @@ rad_auth_open(void)
 
 	h = (struct rad_handle *)malloc(sizeof(struct rad_handle));
 	if (h != NULL) {
-		srandomdev();
 		h->fd = -1;
 		h->num_servers = 0;
-		h->ident = random();
+		h->ident = arc4random();
 		h->errmsg[0] = '\0';
 		memset(h->pass, 0, sizeof h->pass);
 		h->pass_len = 0;



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