[SERVER-43641] platform/random.h causing bugs, upgrade overdue - MongoDB Jira

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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Major - P3
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: 4.3.1
Component/s: Internal Code
Labels:
None

Backwards Compatibility:
Fully Compatible
Operating System:
ALL
Sprint:
Dev Tools 2019-10-07, Dev Tools 2019-10-21
Linked BF Score:
12

Description

Working hypothesis for BF-13608 is that it may have been caused by a badly calculated PseudoRandom sampling operation.

Without changing the underlying fundamentals or the API, we can make all these PseudoRandom and SecureRandom operations do what they claim to do, relying on vetted stdlib <random> facilities.

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backported by

SERVER-51803 Please backport SERVER-43641

Closed

duplicates

SERVER-25659 InputStreamSecureRandom should open the urandom device file descriptor once at the start

Closed

has to be done after

SERVER-43767 free_mon_controller_test relies on specific PseudoRandom sequence.

Closed

SERVER-43778 db_repl_coordinator_test relies on specific PseudoRandom sequence

Closed

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Assignee:: Billy Donahue

Reporter:: Billy Donahue

Participants:: Billy Donahue, Githook User, James Wahlin

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Dates

Created:: Sep 25 2019 06:06:26 PM UTC

Updated:: Nov 02 2020 08:24:25 PM UTC

Resolved:: Oct 09 2019 05:13:56 PM UTC