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Ubuntu CVE-2026-42792

| EUVDEUVD-2026-49316 MEDIUM
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CWE-755)
2026-07-27 EEF
Ubuntu Debian Information Disclosure Otp
6.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: EEF
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Vendor (EEF) PRIMARY
6.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
SUSE
3.7 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Red Hat
7.5 HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (EEF).

CVSS VectorVendor: EEF

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Jul 27, 2026 - 15:52 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Jul 27, 2026 - 15:52 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Erlang OTP erts (epmd) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to permanently terminate the Erlang Port Mapper Daemon (epmd) via connection slot exhaustion.

The do_accept function in erts/epmd/src/epmd_srv.c calls epmd_cleanup_exit() when accept(2) returns EMFILE (per-process file descriptor limit reached) or ENFILE (system-wide file descriptor limit reached), rather than treating these as recoverable conditions. An attacker can exhaust epmd's file descriptor slots by holding many TCP connections open while periodically sending a single byte to reset the idle timeout, then causing accept(2) to return EMFILE, which kills the daemon. epmd has no per-source-IP connection cap, making the attack feasible from a single source.

On Debian/Ubuntu default packaging the impact is amplified: the systemd unit inherits a low file descriptor soft limit, and repeated daemon deaths trigger systemd's start-rate-limit, permanently failing both epmd.service and epmd.socket and requiring manual operator intervention to recover.

This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.15, 28.5.0.4, and 29.0.4.

AnalysisAI

Denial-of-service in Erlang OTP's epmd daemon due to improper handling of file descriptor exhaustion allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to terminate the daemon. The vulnerability arises from calling epmd_cleanup_exit() on EMFILE/ENFILE errors instead of recovering, and can lead to permanent service failure on Debian/Ubuntu systems using systemd. …

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Severity: Moderate
Product Status
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