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Ubuntu alert USN-7831-1 (erlang)

From:  noreply+usn-bot@canonical.com
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-7831-1] Erlang vulnerabilities
Date:  Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:37:29 +0000
Message-ID:  <E1vBJ6n-0007qH-W9@lists.ubuntu.com>

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7831-1 October 21, 2025 erlang vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Erlang. Software Description: - 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. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 erlang 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 erlang-ssh 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 25.04 erlang 1:27.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3 erlang-ssh 1:27.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS erlang 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 erlang-ssh 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS erlang 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6 erlang-ssh 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS erlang 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro erlang-ssh 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS erlang 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro erlang-ssh 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS erlang 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro erlang-ssh 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS erlang 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro erlang-ssh 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7831-1 CVE-2025-48038, CVE-2025-48039, CVE-2025-48040, CVE-2025-48041 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/erlang/1:27.3.4.1+df... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/erlang/1:27.3+dfsg-1... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/erlang/1:25.3.2.8+df... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/erlang/1:24.2.1+dfsg...


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