Summary
USN-7443-1 fixed a vulnerability in Erlang. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 25.04.
Original advisory details:
Fabian Bäumer, Marcel Maehren, Marcus Brinkmann, and Jörg Schwenk
discovered that Erlang OTP’s SSH module incorrect handled authentication.
A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands
without authentication, possibly leading to a system compromise.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 25.04 | erlang | 1:27.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Critical 10.0
Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerable to Pre-Authentication RCE
Erlang/OTP is a set of libraries for the Erlang programming language. Prior to versions OTP-27.3.3, OTP-26.2.5.11, and OTP-25.3.2.20, a SSH server may allow an attacker to perform unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). By exploiting a flaw in SSH protoc…
KEV Jun 9, 2025
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-32433