CVE-2026-49759
CVE-2026-49759 · Stack buffer overflow in SCTP error cause parsing in inet_drv allows remote VM crash
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Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Erlang OTP erts (inet_drv) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the BEAM VM by sending a crafted SCTP ERROR chunk. The sctp_parse_error_chunk function in erts/emulator/drivers/common/inet_drv.c parses SCTP ERROR chunks and writes cause codes into a fixed-size stack-allocated ErlDrvTermData spec[] array without checking bounds. A remote attacker who has established an SCTP association to a listening port can send a single crafted SCTP ERROR chunk containing enough cause codes to overflow the stack buffer, crashing the VM. The attacker can only write 16-bit values interleaved with a fixed tag, so the overflow does not provide a controlled return address, limiting exploitation to Denial of Service. A crafted SCTP ERROR chunk may also leak bits and pieces of Erlang VM memory into the received error packet observed by the Erlang process. Such data is already readable by the user running the Erlang VM, so the disclosure scope is limited. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.13, OTP 28.5.0.2, and OTP 29.0.2, corresponding to erts from 6.0 before 15.2.7.9, 16.4.0.2, and 17.0.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to erts before 6.0, is affected is unknown.
CVSS 8.8 · High · EPSS 0.5% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
otp
- Versions
- ≥ 17.0: Affected; ≥ 27.3.4.13: Not affected; ≥ 28.5.0.2: Not affected; ≥ 29.0.2: Not affected (otp)
Update to 27.3.4.13
otp
- Versions
- ≥ 6.0: Affected; ≥ 15.2.7.9: Not affected; ≥ 16.4.0.2: Not affected; ≥ 17.0.2: Not affected (otp)
Update to 15.2.7.9
otp
- Versions
- ≥ 84adefa331c4159d432d22840663c38f155cd4c1, < 3983d495284331c121f600a80bac9fcf4e16381e: Affected (git)
- ≥ 3983d495284331c121f600a80bac9fcf4e16381e: Not affected (git)
Update to 3983d495284331c121f600a80bac9fcf4e16381e
erlang Debian:12
- Versions
- 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
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
erlang Debian:13
- Versions
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u1
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u3
Update to 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u3
erlang Debian:14
- Versions
- 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~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
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:29.0.2+dfsg-1
Update to 1:29.0.2+dfsg-1
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 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
- 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm3
Update to 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm3
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 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
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm4
Update to 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm4
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 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
- 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm4
Update to 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm4
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 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
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm3
Update to 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm3
erlang Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 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
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.8
Update to 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.8
erlang Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 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
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.8
Update to 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.8
erlang Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 1:27.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:27.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1build1
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
erlang Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 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
- 1:27.3.4.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:27.3.4.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
Update to 1:27.3.4.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
Original sources
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-6f4f-chj5-5g97
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-49759.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-49759
- https://www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html#order-of-versions
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/3983d495284331c121f600a80bac9fcf4e16381e
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-49759
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487607
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-49759.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49759