CVE-2006-0353: GNU Lsh

Low severity, CVSS 3.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

unix_random.c in lshd for lsh 2.0.1 leaks file descriptors related to the randomness generator, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by truncating the seed file, which prevents the server from starting, or obtain sensitive seed information that could be used to crack keys.

Affected products

• GNU Lsh: version 2.0.1 only

Published 2006-01-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.