CVE-2026-49760
CVE-2026-49760 · Stack Buffer Overflow in ei_s_print_term at Very Large Integer
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Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Erlang OTP (erl_interface) allows Stack-based Buffer Overflow. This vulnerability is associated with program file lib/erl_interface/src/misc/ei_printterm.c and program routine ei_s_print_term. The C function ei_s_print_term uses an internal 2000-character stack buffer to format terms. When called with an encoded Erlang term containing a very large integer (encoded representation exceeding 2000 characters), the buffer overflows. The overflow bytes are restricted to the ASCII values of 0-9 and A-F, which limits exploitation to Denial of Service. The companion function ei_print_term, which prints directly to a FILE instead of a memory buffer, does not contain this bug. 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 erl_interface from 3.7.16 before 5.5.2.1, 5.7.0.1, and 5.8.1. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to erl_interface before 3.7.16, is affected is unknown.
CVSS 6.9 · Medium · EPSS 0.1% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
erlang
- 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
erlang
- Versions
- ≥ 3.7.16: Affected; ≥ 5.5.2.1: Not affected; ≥ 5.7.0.1: Not affected; ≥ 5.8.1: Not affected (otp)
Update to 5.5.2.1
erlang
- Versions
- ≥ 84adefa331c4159d432d22840663c38f155cd4c1, < 0bef277b2d39dc8babb9ceb4f5d0a456f3007111: Affected (git)
- ≥ 0bef277b2d39dc8babb9ceb4f5d0a456f3007111: Not affected (git)
No fix published
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-xcxj-5pg2-v72j
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-49760.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-49760
- https://www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html#order-of-versions
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/0bef277b2d39dc8babb9ceb4f5d0a456f3007111
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49760