------- Comment From christian.r...@de.ibm.com 2016-04-12 11:18 EDT------- Permissions for /dev/prandom device file are as expected now with kernel 4.4.0-18-generic. 'tester' user was able to read random data from the device.
Details ===== Created a test user and loaded the prng module. uid=1000(tester) gid=1000(tester) groups=1000(tester) tester@s35lp35:~$ ll /dev/prandom crw-r--r-- 1 root root 10, 54 Apr 12 17:08 /dev/prandom tester@s35lp35:~$ modinfo prng filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-18-generic/kernel/arch/s390/crypto/prng.ko description: s390 PRNG interface author: IBM Corporation license: GPL srcversion: 60384609D5BAFDCBFD35A32 alias: cpu:type:*:feature:*0003* depends: intree: Y vermagic: 4.4.0-18-generic SMP mod_unload modversions parm: mode:int parm: prng_mode:PRNG mode: 0 - auto, 1 - TDES, 2 - SHA512 parm: chunksize:int parm: prng_chunk_size:PRNG read chunk size in bytes parm: reseed_limit:int parm: prng_reseed_limit:PRNG reseed limit -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1558275 Title: wrong/missing permissions for device file /dev/prandom (prng.ko) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1558275/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
