random: fix bound check ordering (CVE-2007-3105)
If root raised the default wakeup threshold over the size of the output pool, the pool transfer function could overflow the stack with RNG bytes, causing a DoS or potential privilege escalation. (Bug reported by the PaX Team <pageexec@freemail.hu>) Cc: Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu> Cc: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu> Signed-off-by: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com> Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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