USN-8827-1: erlang Ubuntu

Vulnerability summary

USN-8827-1 is a vulnerability in erlang Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Timeline

1. 28-09-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 28-09-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

erlang vulnerabilities It was discovered that the Erlang Port Mapper Daemon did not properly handle slow connections. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-42792) It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled certain external term format data, leading to heap corruption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-55737) It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled invalid external term format data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-54890) It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled certain packet lengths, leading to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-75538) It was discovered that the Erlang Megaco flex scanner incorrectly handled certain input, leading to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-59250) It was discovered that Erlang TLS clients incorrectly accepted cipher suites that they had not offered. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to intercept and modify TLS communications. (CVE-2026-55953) It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled certain certificate chains. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-58227) It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled certain certificate policies. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-59251) It was discovered that the Erlang HTTP server incorrectly handled certain conflicting HTTP framing headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to smuggle HTTP requests. (CVE-2026-23941, CVE-2026-73812) It was discovered that the Erlang HTTP server incorrectly handled certain malformed chunk sizes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-69664) It was discovered that the Erlang HTTP server did not properly limit the size of chunked request bodies. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-74835) It was discovered that the Erlang HTTP server incorrectly handled certain equivalent request paths and differences in character case. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access. (CVE-2026-66835, CVE-2026-73270) It was discovered that the Erlang HTTP server did not properly limit simultaneous connections. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-70399) It was discovered that the Erlang HTTP server incorrectly handled header continuation lines. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to smuggle HTTP requests. (CVE-2026-66357) It was discovered that the Erlang HTTP server incorrectly handled certain malformed header names. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to smuggle HTTP requests. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-73276) It was discovered that the Erlang HTTP server incorrectly handled incomplete request bodies. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-71380) It was discovered that the Erlang HTTP client did not properly limit the size of HTTP response headers. A malicious HTTP server could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-55951) It was discovered that Erlang did not properly limit the length of port numbers when parsing URIs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-59696) It was discovered that the Erlang SNMP application did not properly limit the size of certain integer values. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-70405) It was discovered that the Erlang LDAP client did not properly limit the length of port numbers in referral URLs. A malicious LDAP server could possibly use this issue to cause Erlang to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-70409)

No weakness data has been published for this record.