Summary
It was discovered that Erlang OTP’s SSH module incorrectly enforced strict
KEX handshake hardening measures. A remote attacker able to intercept
communications could possibly use this issue to insert optional messages
into connections during the handshake. (CVE-2025-46712)
It was discovered that Erlang OTP incorrectly handled ZIP archives. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted ZIP
archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite
arbitrary files outside of the intended directory. (CVE-2025-4748)
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | erlang | 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5 |
| Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS | erlang | 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Medium 4.8
Absolute path traversal in zip:unzip/1,2
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Erlang OTP (stdlib modules) allows Absolute Path Traversal, File Manipulation. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/stdlib/src/zip.erl and progr…
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Low 3.7
Erlang/OTP SSH Has Strict KEX Violations
Erlang/OTP is a set of libraries for the Erlang programming language. In versions prior to OTP-27.3.4 (for OTP-27), OTP-26.2.5.12 (for OTP-26), and OTP-25.3.2.21 (for OTP-25), Erlang/OTP SSH fails to enforce strict KEX handshake hardening measures by allowing…