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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-11690

gen_rand_uuid in lib/uuid.c in Das U-Boot v2014.04 through v2019.04 lacks an srand call, which allows attackers to determine UUID values in scenarios where CONFIG_RANDOM_UUID is enabled, and Das U-Boot is relied upon for UUID values of a GUID Partition Table of a boot device.

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1 Nov 2026, 07:05 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2019-11690

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 May 2019, 13:29 UTC

gen_rand_uuid in lib/uuid.c in Das U-Boot v2014.04 through v2019.04 lacks an srand call, which allows attackers to determine UUID values in scenarios where CONFIG_RANDOM_UUID is enabled, and Das U-Boot is relied upon for UUID values of a GUID Partition Table of a boot device.

osv:CVE-2019-11690
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-11690",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "gen_rand_uuid in lib/uuid.c in Das U-Boot v2014.04 through v2019.04 lacks an srand call, which allows attackers to determine UUID values in scenarios where CONFIG_RANDOM_UUID is enabled, and Das U-Boot is relied upon for UUID values of a GUID Partition Table of a boot device.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-11690",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:48.377369415Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1092945"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2019-05-03T13:29:00.343+00:00"
}