CVE-2026-55951
CVE-2026-55951 · httpc memory exhaustion via unbounded response header accumulation
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The Erlang/OTP httpc HTTP client does not enforce a limit on the total size of response headers received from a server. The max_header_size option defaults to nolimit, and httpc_response:parse_headers/6 accumulates every header into a list before the length check runs (which only fires after the terminating CRLF CRLF is received). A malicious or compromised HTTP server can send an arbitrarily large number of headers, or headers with very large values, causing the client process to allocate unbounded memory until the system runs out of memory or the BEAM VM crashes. A proof-of-concept server sending 100,000 headers of roughly 4000 bytes each caused the client VM to allocate over 13 GB of memory in under 30 seconds. Any application using httpc:request/4,5 to connect to untrusted servers is affected. No authentication is required: any server the client connects to (including via a redirect or man-in-the-middle) can trigger the exhaustion. 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.
CVSS 8.2 · Élevée · EPSS 0,7% · Correctif disponible
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- Mise à jour
Pile logicielle: system
Produits et versions concernés
erlang
- Versions du logiciel
- ≥ 0, < 17.0: Inconnu (otp)
- ≥ 17.0, < 27.3.4.17: Concernée (otp)
- ≥ 28.0, < 28.5.0.6: Concernée (otp)
- ≥ 29.0, < 29.0.6: Concernée (otp)
Mettez à jour vers 27.3.4.17; Mettez à jour vers 28.5.0.6; Mettez à jour vers 29.0.6
erlang
- Versions du logiciel
- ≥ 0, < 5.10: Inconnu (otp)
- ≥ 5.10, < 9.3.2.7: Concernée (otp)
- ≥ 9.4, < 9.6.2.3: Concernée (otp)
- ≥ 9.7, < 9.7.2: Concernée (otp)
Mettez à jour vers 9.3.2.7; Mettez à jour vers 9.6.2.3; Mettez à jour vers 9.7.2
erlang
- Versions du logiciel
- ≥ 84adefa331c4159d432d22840663c38f155cd4c1: Concernée; ≥ aba0fe8c2d700bf4ac94607cf7f00e53bbe4042d: Non concernée; ≥ e3be1cfe9f6cedd0cd20d9905e05601dfb31c8aa: Non concernée (git)
Aucun correctif publié
erlang Debian:12
- Versions du logiciel
- 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1
- 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u1
- 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u2
- 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u3
- 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u4
- 1:25.3.2.10+dfsg-1
- 1:25.3.2.10+dfsg-2
- 1:25.3.2.11+dfsg-1
- 1:25.3.2.12+dfsg-1
- 1:25.3.2.12+dfsg-2
- 1:25.3.2.12+dfsg-3
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1
- 1:26.0+dfsg-1
- 1:26.0.1+dfsg-1
- 1:26.0.2+dfsg-1
- 1:26.0~rc2+dfsg-1
- 1:26.0~rc3+dfsg-1
- 1:26.1.2+dfsg-1
- 1:26.2.1+dfsg-1
- 1:26.2.4+dfsg-1
- 1:27.0+dfsg-1
- 1:27.0.1+dfsg-1
- 1:27.0.1+dfsg-2
- 1:27.0.1+dfsg-3
- 1:27.0~rc3+dfsg-1
- 1:27.0~rc3+dfsg-2
- 1:27.0~rc3+dfsg-3
- 1:27.0~rc3+dfsg-4
- 1:27.1.2+dfsg-1
- 1:27.2+dfsg-1
- 1:27.2+dfsg-2
- 1:27.2+dfsg-3~exp1
- 1:27.2.1+dfsg-1
- 1:27.2.1+dfsg-2
- 1:27.2.2+dfsg-1
- 1:27.2.3+dfsg-1
- 1:27.2.4+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.1+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.2+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.3+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.10+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-2
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-3
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-4
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-5
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-6
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-7
- 1:27.3.4.12+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.3+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.4+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.6+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.8+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.9+dfsg-1
- 1:28.0+dfsg-1
- 1:28.0.1+dfsg-1
- 1:28.0.2+dfsg-1
- 1:28.0.4+dfsg-1
- 1:28.1.1+dfsg-1
- 1:28.2+dfsg-1
- 1:28.3+dfsg-1
- 1:28.3.1+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0+dfsg-2
- 1:29.0.1+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0.2+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0.3+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0.4+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0.6+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0~rc1+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0~rc1+dfsg-2
- 1:29.0~rc2+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0~rc3+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0~rc3+dfsg-2
- 1:29.0~rc3+dfsg-3
- 1:29.0~rc3+dfsg-4
- 1:29.1.1+dfsg-1
- Plages de versions concernées
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
Aucun correctif publié
erlang Debian:13
- Versions du logiciel
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u1
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u2
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u3
- Plages de versions concernées
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u4
Mettez à jour vers 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u4
erlang Debian:14
- Versions du logiciel
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.10+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-2
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-3
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-4
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-5
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-6
- 1:27.3.4.11+dfsg-7
- 1:27.3.4.12+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.3+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.4+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.6+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.8+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.9+dfsg-1
- 1:28.0+dfsg-1
- 1:28.0.1+dfsg-1
- 1:28.0.2+dfsg-1
- 1:28.0.4+dfsg-1
- 1:28.1.1+dfsg-1
- 1:28.2+dfsg-1
- 1:28.3+dfsg-1
- 1:28.3.1+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0+dfsg-2
- 1:29.0.1+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0.2+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0.3+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0.4+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0~rc1+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0~rc1+dfsg-2
- 1:29.0~rc2+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0~rc3+dfsg-1
- 1:29.0~rc3+dfsg-2
- 1:29.0~rc3+dfsg-3
- 1:29.0~rc3+dfsg-4
- Plages de versions concernées
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:29.0.6+dfsg-1
Mettez à jour vers 1:29.0.6+dfsg-1
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
- Versions du logiciel
- 1:16.b.1-dfsg-4ubuntu1
- 1:16.b.2-dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:16.b.2-dfsg-2ubuntu1
- 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2
- 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
- 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
- 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm1
- Plages de versions concernées
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm2
Mettez à jour vers 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm2
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions du logiciel
- 1:18.0-dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:18.0-dfsg-1ubuntu2
- 1:18.2-dfsg-2ubuntu1
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm2
- Plages de versions concernées
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm3
Mettez à jour vers 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm3
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions du logiciel
- 1:20.0.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.7+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2
- 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1
- 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm2
- Plages de versions concernées
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm3
Mettez à jour vers 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm3
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions du logiciel
- 1:22.0.7+dfsg-1build1
- 1:22.2+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.1+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.2+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.3+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.3+dfsg-2
- 1:22.2.4+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm1
- Plages de versions concernées
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm2
Mettez à jour vers 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm2
erlang Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions du logiciel
- 1:23.2.6+dfsg-1build1
- 1:24.1.1+dfsg-1
- 1:24.1.4+dfsg-1
- 1:24.1.5+dfsg-1
- 1:24.1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:24.2+dfsg-1
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6
- Plages de versions concernées
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7
Mettez à jour vers 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7
erlang Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions du logiciel
- 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu3
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.2
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6
- Plages de versions concernées
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7
Mettez à jour vers 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7
erlang Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions du logiciel
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1build1
- 1:27.3.4.3+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.4+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.6+dfsg-1
- Plages de versions concernées
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:27.3.4.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Mettez à jour vers 1:27.3.4.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Sources originales
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-f9fw-mg7q-4g3x
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-55951.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-55951
- https://www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html#order-of-versions
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/aba0fe8c2d700bf4ac94607cf7f00e53bbe4042d
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/e3be1cfe9f6cedd0cd20d9905e05601dfb31c8aa
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55951