Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] random returns the same number on x86_64 all the time

[Peter Bex]

Hi again!

Of course, I forgot to update NEWS.  Here's an additional patch.

I opted to err on the side of caution and add it under the heading
"Security fixes" again.

I know the manual states random shouldn't be used for security, but
obviously we're ignoring our own advice in core so we can't expect
everyone else to heed it.

Anyway, for low-security things random is fine, but this bug effective
disables all randomization if called with most-positive-fixnum, so
it could potentially have a security impact.

Cheers,
Peter
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