CVE-2025-48039 Affecting erlang package, versions <1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2510-ERLANG-13653115
  • published22 Oct 2025
  • disclosed11 Sept 2025

Introduced: 11 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-48039  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:25.10 erlang to version 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 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:25.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftp modules) allows Excessive Allocation, Resource Leak Exposure. 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