CVE-2026-74835
published 2026-09-01CVE-2026-74835: The inets application HTTP server httpd fails to enforce a configured body-size limit on chunked request. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP…
PriorityP353high8.7CVSS 4.0
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EPSS
0.58%
46.8th percentile
The inets application HTTP server httpd fails to enforce a configured body-size limit on chunked request.
This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| cryostat | cryostat-storage-rhel9 | — | — |
| devspaces | traefik-rhel9 | — | — |
| erlang | otp | >= 17.0 < 27.3.4.17 | 27.3.4.17 |
| erlang | otp | >= 28.0 < 28.5.0.6 | 28.5.0.6 |
| erlang | otp | >= 29.0 < 29.0.6 | 29.0.6 |
| erlang | otp | >= 5.10 < 9.3.2.7 | 9.3.2.7 |
| erlang | otp | >= 84adefa331c4159d432d22840663c38f155cd4c1 < * | * |
| erlang | otp | >= 9.4 < 9.6.2.3 | 9.6.2.3 |
| erlang | otp | >= 9.7 < 9.7.2 | 9.7.2 |
| rhacm2 | volsync-rhel9 | — | — |
| ubuntu | erlang | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv4.08.7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vendor_redhat8.7HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
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Ubuntu
Erlang vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-09-28·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2026-23941 [HIGH] Erlang vulnerabilities
Title: Erlang vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Erlang.
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
Red Hat
inets: httpd: otp: inets httpd: Denial of Service due to memory exhaustion via unenforced body-size limit
vendor_redhat·2026-09-01·CVSS 8.7
CVE-2026-74835 [HIGH] CWE-1284 inets: httpd: otp: inets httpd: Denial of Service due to memory exhaustion via unenforced body-size limit
inets: httpd: otp: inets httpd: Denial of Service due to memory exhaustion via unenforced body-size limit
The inets application HTTP server httpd fails to enforce a configured body-size limit on chunked request.
This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.
A flaw was found in the inets application HTTP server httpd. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted chunked request that fails to enforce a configured body-size limit. This can lead to memory exhaustion, cau
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-74835.htmlhttps://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/0bceff0c2987cae83d9d4a77c5ecacd6d01b8b86https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/7f9c460d1818c2afb78fbd01f8d8b81343bbb011https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/8e1ca42b64df6c41306affbe8dc129bdbd4042c7https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-8qrh-x566-5xv5https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-74835
2026-09-01
Published