CVE-2025-48040 Affecting erlang package, versions <1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-ERLANG-12623118
  • published22 Oct 2025
  • disclosed11 Sept 2025

Introduced: 11 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-48040  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:24.04 erlang to version 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream erlang package and not the erlang package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftp modules) allows Excessive Allocation, Flooding. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ssh/src/ssh_sftpd.erl.

This issue affects OTP form OTP 17.0 until OTP 28.0.3, OTP 27.3.4.3 and 26.2.5.15 corresponding to ssh from 3.0.1 until 5.3.3, 5.2.11.3 and 5.1.4.12.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1