USN-7831-1
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USN-7831-1
Published: 21 Oct 2025Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026
Summary: erlang vulnerabilities
Details: It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled resource allocation and consumption in the SFTP SSH module. An attacker could possibly use this issue cause Erlang to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7831-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-48038, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-48039, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-48040, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-48041
Affected packages
Package
Name: erlang
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/erlang?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm1
Affected versions
1:16.b.1-dfsg-4ubuntu1
1:16.b.2-dfsg-1ubuntu1
1:16.b.2-dfsg-2ubuntu1
1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu1
1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2
1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
