openSUSE erlang27 Important DoS Buffer Overflow Vuln 2026-4358

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## This update for erlang27 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-42792: epmd permanent DoS via EMFILE on accept(2) in erts (bsc#1272908). * CVE-2026-47078: Relative path traversal in zip:unzip/zip:extract via check_dir_level depth-counter bypass (bsc#1272909). * CVE-2026-48855: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftpd module) allows File Discovery. The SSH_FXP_READLINK handler in ssh_sftpd sends the raw result of file:read_l (bsc#1268139). * CVE-2026-48856: Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability in Erlang OTP inets (httpc_response module) allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. The httpc client forwards the Authorization and Proxy-Authorization request headers to (bsc#1268141).

## This update for erlang27 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-42792: epmd permanent DoS via EMFILE on accept(2) in erts (bsc#1272908). * CVE-2026-47078: Relative path traversal in zip:unzip/zip:extract via check_dir_level depth-counter bypass (bsc#1272909). * CVE-2026-48855: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftpd module) allows File Discovery. The SSH_FXP_READLINK handler in ssh_sftpd sends the raw result of file:read_l (bsc#1268139). * CVE-2026-48856: Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability in Erlang OTP inets (httpc_response module) allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. The httpc client forwards the Authorization and Proxy-Authorization request headers to (bsc#1268141).

* CVE-2026-42792 ( SUSE ): 6.3

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

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:4358-1 Release Date: 2026-09-28T12:14:19Z Rating: important

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