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CVE-2025-48038VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · Security update for erlang

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-48038· Medium 5.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade SUSE otp to 5.1.4.12 when convenient.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 14:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (EEF)CVSS 4.05.3
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.1.4.12
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade ssh to 5.1.4.12.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
OTPotpAffected
  • >=17.0 <26.2.5.15
Fixed in–
OTPsshAffected
  • >=3.0.1 <5.1.4.12
Fixed in–
OTPerlang/otpAffected
  • ≥ 07b8f441ca711f9812fad9e9115bab3c3aa92f79, < f09e0201ff701993dc24a08f15e524daf72db42f
Fixed in–
GitHubsshpkg:github/sshOther threatsAffected
  • >=3.0.1 <5.1.4.12
Fixed in
  • 5.1.4.12

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AI-suggested

Apply the security update that upgrades the SSH component to the latest version in the maint-27 branch as provided by the vendor. This update addresses the identified vulnerabilities and mitigates the risk of excessive resource consumption. No additional mitigation steps are specified.

Description

This security update for Erlang addresses multiple vulnerabilities in the SSH component related to resource consumption issues. The flaws involve overly tolerant handling of data from unauthenticated users during key exchange, and unverified paths and file handles from authenticated SFTP users, all potentially leading to excessive resource consumption.

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