Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 20:15:53 +1000 (EST) From: David Nugent <davidn@labs.usn.blaze.net.au> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: bin/4046: use of srandomdev() in src/eBones/lib/libkrb/des_rw.c Message-ID: <199707071015.UAA19462@labs.usn.blaze.net.au> Resent-Message-ID: <199707071020.DAA06688@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 4046
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: srandomdev() in stdlib.h now returns void, but return value used
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: high
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Jul 7 03:20:01 PDT 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: davidn@blaze.net.au
>Organization:
Unique Computing, Melbourne, Australia
>Release: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386
>Environment:
3.0 current, after revision 1.9 of stdlib.h.
Build eBones distribution.
>Description:
return type of srandomdev() changed from int to void, but the
return value was being used in src/eBones/lib/libkrb/des_rw.c.
>How-To-Repeat:
Make world, include eBones.
>Fix:
--- des_rw.c.orig Mon Jul 7 20:12:08 1997
+++ des_rw.c Mon Jul 7 20:15:14 1997
@@ -230,8 +230,7 @@
*/
if(!seeded) {
seeded = 1;
- if (srandomdev() < 0)
- srandom((unsigned long)(time(NULL) ^ getpid()));
+ srandomdev();
}
for(i = 0 ; i < 8 ; i+= sizeof(long)) {
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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