First published: Sun Jan 22 2006(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@debian.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Gnu Lsh | =2.0.1 |
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