Your message dated Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:45:19 +0000 with message-id <E1gaMzH-000GVt-NI@fasolo.debian.org> and subject line Bug#917017: Removed package(s) from unstable has caused the Debian Bug report #532519, regarding predictable random number generator used in web browsers to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact owner@bugs.debian.org immediately.) -- 532519: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=532519 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact owner@bugs.debian.org with problems
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- Subject: predictable random number generator used in web browsers
- From: "Michael S. Gilbert" <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:16:45 -0400
- Message-id: <20090609151645.e47f26e7.michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>
package: webkit severity: serious tags: security hello, it has been discovered that all of the major web browsers use a predictable pseudo-random number generator (PRNG). please see reference [0]. the robust solution is to switch to a provably unpredictable PRNG such as Blum Blum Shub [1,2]. [0] http://www.trusteer.com/temporary-user-tracking-in-major-browsers [1] Lenore Blum, Manual Blum, and Michael Shub, "A Simple Unpredictable Pseudo-Random Number Generator," SIAM Journal on Computing, volume 15, pages 364-383, May 1986. [2] http://rng.doesntexist.org/gmpbbs
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- Cc: kde-baseapps@packages.debian.org
- Subject: Bug#917017: Removed package(s) from unstable
- From: Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org>
- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:45:19 +0000
- Message-id: <E1gaMzH-000GVt-NI@fasolo.debian.org>
Version: 4:16.08.3-3+rm Dear submitter, as the package kde-baseapps has just been removed from the Debian archive unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports. We are sorry that we couldn't deal with your issue properly. For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/917017 The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal can still be found using http://snapshot.debian.org/. This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Scott Kitterman (the ftpmaster behind the curtain)
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