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Medium USN-7961-1 1 CVE

erlang vulnerability

Published Jan 14, 2026 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly validated peer certificates
when incorrect extended key usage was presented. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to bypass SSL key usage restrictions.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS erlang 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Medium 5.5
    CVE-2024-53846

    ssl fails to validate incorrect extened key usage

    OTP is a set of Erlang libraries, which consists of the Erlang runtime system, a number of ready-to-use components mainly written in Erlang, and a set of design principles for Erlang programs. A regression was introduced into the ssl application of OTP starti…

    Erlang Project OTP erlang erlang Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53846