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EUVD-2026-341918

fkie_cve-2026-42792

The do_accept function in erts/epmd/src/epmd_srv.c calls epmd_cleanup_exit() when accept(2) returns EMFILE (per-process file descriptor limit reached) or ENFILE (system-wide file descriptor limit reached), rather than treating these as recoverable conditions. An attacker can exhaust epmd's file descriptor slots by holding many TCP connections open while periodically sending a single byte to reset the idle timeout, then causing accept(2) to return EMFILE, which kills the daemon. epmd has no per-source-IP connection cap, making the attack feasible from a single source.

On Debian/Ubuntu default packaging the impact is amplified: the systemd unit inherits a low file descriptor soft limit, and repeated daemon deaths trigger systemd's start-rate-limit, permanently failing both epmd.service and epmd.socket and requiring manual operator intervention to recover.

This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 29.0.4, OTP 28.5.0.4 and OTP 27.3.4.15.

msrc_CVE-2026-42792 — epmd permanent DoS via EMFILE on accept(2) in erts

msrc_CVE-2026-42792

OESA-2026-3463 — erlang security update

Affected: openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP1: erlang

Erlang is a general-purpose programming language and runtime environment. Erlang has built-in support for concurrency, distribution and fault tolerance. Erlang is used in several large telecommunication systems from Ericsson. Security Fix(es):

This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 29.0.4, OTP 28.5.0.4 and OTP 27.3.4.15.(CVE-2026-42792)

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openSUSE-SU-2026:11559-1 — erlang-28.5.0.4-1.1 on GA media

erlang-28.5.0.4-1.1 on GA media

RHSA-2026:47009 — Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update

erlang-otp: epmd: Erlang OTP epmd: Remote Denial of Service via connection exhaustion erlang/otp: erts: otp: Erlang/OTP: Denial of Service via integer underflow in ETF decoding erlang/otp: Erlang/OTP ssl client: Authentication bypass via unoffered anonymous cipher suite acceptance megaco: Erlang/OTP Megaco Flex Scanner: Remote code execution or denial of service via oversized message Erlang/OTP: public_key: Erlang/OTP public_key: Denial of Service via crafted TLS certificate chains

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42792

Affected: Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS: erlang, Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: erlang, Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS: erlang, Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS: erlang, Ubuntu:22.04:LTS: erlang, Ubuntu:24.04:LTS: erlang, Ubuntu:26.04:LTS: erlang

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Erlang OTP erts (epmd) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to permanently terminate the Erlang Port Mapper Daemon (epmd) via connection slot exhaustion. The do_accept function in erts/epmd/src/epmd_srv.c calls epmd_cleanup_exit() when accept(2) returns EMFILE (per-process file descriptor limit reached) or ENFILE (system-wide file descriptor limit reached), rather than treating these as recoverable conditions. An attacker can exhaust epmd's file descriptor slots by holding many TCP connections open while periodically sending a single byte to reset the idle timeout, then causing accept(2) to return EMFILE, which kills the daemon. epmd has no per-source-IP connection cap, making the attack feasible from a single source. On Debian/Ubuntu default packaging the impact is amplified: the systemd unit inherits a low file descriptor soft limit, and repeated daemon deaths trigger systemd's start-rate-limit, permanently failing both epmd.service and epmd.socket and requiring manual operator intervention to recover. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 29.0.4, OTP 28.5.0.4 and OTP 27.3.4.15.

WID-SEC-W-2026-2533 — Erlang/OTP: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Erlang/OTP ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen sowie Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen.