Resource Leak Exposure in Erlang OTP SSH Modules from Erlang Solutions
CVE-2025-48038

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Erlang

Status
Otp
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-48038?

A vulnerability in the SSH SFTP modules of Erlang OTP allows for an allocation of resources without proper limits, leading to a potential resource leak. This issue impacts users from OTP versions 17.0 to 28.0.3 and specific versions of the SSH library, posing risks to system stability through excessive resource consumption.

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Affected Version(s)

OTP pkg:otp/ssh@3.0.1

OTP 17.0

OTP 07b8f441ca711f9812fad9e9115bab3c3aa92f79

References

https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-pv...
vendor-advisory
https://www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html#order-of-...
x_version-scheme
https://github.com/erlang/otp/pull/10156
patch

CVSS V4

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jakub Witczak
Ingela Andin
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