Packages
- erlang - Concurrent, real-time, distributed functional language
Details
It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled resource allocation and
consumption in the SFTP SSH module. An attacker could possibly use this
issue cause Erlang to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of
service.
It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled resource allocation and
consumption in the SFTP SSH module. An attacker could possibly use this
issue cause Erlang to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of
service.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.10 questing | erlang – 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 25.04 plucky | erlang – 1:27.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:27.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | erlang – 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | erlang – 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | erlang – 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm1 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm1 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | erlang – 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm2 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm2 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | erlang – 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm2 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm2 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | erlang – 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm1 | ||
| erlang-ssh – 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm1 | |||
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