CVE-2026-74835
Publication date 1 September 2026
Last updated 22 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
The inets application HTTP server httpd fails to enforce a configured body-size limit on chunked request. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| erlang | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Vulnerable
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Vulnerable
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v4.0
Base score
8.7 · High
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74835
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-8qrh-x566-5xv5
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-74835.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-74835
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/0bceff0c2987cae83d9d4a77c5ecacd6d01b8b86
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/7f9c460d1818c2afb78fbd01f8d8b81343bbb011
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/8e1ca42b64df6c41306affbe8dc129bdbd4042c7