Resource exhaustion in Erlang OTP - CVE-2025-48041

Vulnerability identifier: #VU117393

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48041

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling the SSH_FXP_OPENDIR operation. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Erlang OTP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Ubuntu
Server Applications Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
erlang (Ubuntu package)
erlang-asn1
erlang-snmp
erlang-ssh
erlang-ssl
erlang-stdlib
erlang-syntax_tools
erlang-tftp
erlang-tools
erlang-wx
erlang-xmerl
erlang
erlang-reltool
erlang-common_test
erlang-compiler
erlang-crypto
erlang-debugger
erlang-debuginfo
erlang-debugsource
erlang-mnesia
erlang-eunit
erlang-examples
erlang-ftp
erlang-hipe
erlang-inets
erlang-jinterface
erlang-kernel
erlang-megaco
erlang-sasl
erlang-observer
erlang-odbc
erlang-os_mon
erlang-parsetools
erlang-public_key
erlang-edoc
erlang-runtime_tools
erlang-diameter
erlang-erl_interface
erlang-eldap
erlang-erl_docgen
erlang-erts
erlang-et
erlang-dialyzer
erlang-wx-debuginfo
erlang-src
erlang-wx-src
erlang-debugger-src
erlang-dialyzer-src
erlang-diameter-src
erlang-dialyzer-debuginfo
erlang-observer-src
erlang-doc
erlang-et-src
erlang-reltool-src
erlang-jinterface-src
erlang-epmd
erlang-epmd-debuginfo
erlang26-et
erlang26-et-src
erlang26-wx-src
erlang26-doc
erlang26-reltool-src
erlang26-dialyzer
erlang26-debugsource
erlang26
erlang26-debuginfo
erlang26-epmd
erlang26-epmd-debuginfo
erlang26-jinterface
erlang26-diameter
erlang26-debugger
erlang26-dialyzer-debuginfo
erlang26-wx
erlang26-observer-src
erlang26-debugger-src
erlang26-dialyzer-src
erlang26-observer
erlang26-src
erlang26-wx-debuginfo
erlang26-reltool
erlang26-jinterface-src
erlang26-diameter-src

Install updates from vendor's website.

Erlang OTP - addressed in versions 26.2.5.15, 27.3.4.3, 28.0.3
erlang (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm1, 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm2, 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm2, 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm1, 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6, 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5, 1:27.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3, 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
erlang-asn1 - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-snmp - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-ssh - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-ssl - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-stdlib - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-syntax_tools - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-tftp - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-tools - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-wx - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-xmerl - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-reltool - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-common_test - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-compiler - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-crypto - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-debugger - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-debuginfo - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-debugsource - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-mnesia - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-eunit - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-examples - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-ftp - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-hipe - update to 23.3.4.9-8
erlang-inets - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-jinterface - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-kernel - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-megaco - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-sasl - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-observer - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-odbc - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-os_mon - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-parsetools - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-public_key - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-edoc - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-runtime_tools - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-diameter - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-erl_interface - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-eldap - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-erl_docgen - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-erts - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-et - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-dialyzer - addressed in versions 23.3.4.9-8, 25.3.2.6-19
erlang-debugger - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-wx-debuginfo - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-et - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-src - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-wx-src - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-debugger-src - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-diameter - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-dialyzer-src - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-diameter-src - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-jinterface - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-dialyzer-debuginfo - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-observer-src - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-observer - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-doc - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-et-src - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-reltool - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-reltool-src - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-dialyzer - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-wx - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-jinterface-src - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-debuginfo - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-epmd - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-debugsource - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-epmd-debuginfo - update to 23.3.4.19-150300.3.26.1
erlang-src - update to 25.3.2.6-19
erlang26-et - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-et-src - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-wx-src - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-doc - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-reltool-src - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-dialyzer - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-debugsource - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26 - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-debuginfo - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-epmd - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-epmd-debuginfo - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-jinterface - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-diameter - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-debugger - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-dialyzer-debuginfo - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-wx - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-observer-src - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-debugger-src - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-dialyzer-src - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-observer - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-src - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-wx-debuginfo - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-reltool - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-jinterface-src - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1
erlang26-diameter-src - update to 26.2.1-150300.7.19.1

• https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-79c4-cvv7-4qm3

• Multiple vulnerabilities in otp
• Ubuntu update for erlang
• SUSE update for erlang
• SUSE update for erlang26
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for erlang
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 update for erlang
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP3 update for erlang
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for erlang