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[Dimitri John Ledkov <launchpad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The permissions on the device are correct, as far as kernel is
concerned. s390-tools documentation suggests that in practice it should
be 0444. Thus s390-tools should ship such a udev rule, or such udev rule
should be contributed upstream to systemd udev component.

** Also affects: s390-tools (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: systemd (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  wrong/missing permissions for device file /dev/prandom (prng.ko)

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in s390-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  The access rights for /dev/prandom are set to 0600. The prandom file
  is created upon loading the prng module.

  Expectation:
  The access rights are set to 0644.

  Details
  =====
  root@s83lp22:~# modinfo prng
  filename:       /lib/modules/4.4.0-13-generic/kernel/arch/s390/crypto/prng.ko
  description:    s390 PRNG interface
  author:         IBM Corporation
  license:        GPL
  srcversion:     B48774F4AEBAE6DB4983C98
  alias:          cpu:type:*:feature:*0003*
  depends:
  intree:         Y
  vermagic:       4.4.0-13-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
  parm:           mode:int
  parm:           prng_mode:PRNG mode: 0 - auto, 1 - TDES, 2 - SHA512
  parm:           chunksize:int
  parm:           prng_chunk_size:PRNG read chunk size in bytes
  parm:           reseed_limit:int
  parm:           prng_reseed_limit:PRNG reseed limit
   
  Contact Information = Christian.Rund@xxxxxxxxxx 
   
  ---uname output---
  Linux s83lp22 4.4.0-13-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 11 19:30:41 UTC 2016 s390x s390x s390x GNU/Linux
   
  Machine Type = Manufacturer:   IBM Type: 2964 Model:      702      N96 
   
  ---Steps to Reproduce---
   1) modprobe prng
  2) ls -l /dev/prandom

  This is a s390x issue.

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