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CVE-2026-42792 epmd permanent DoS via EMFILE on accept(2) in erts

🗓️ 27 Jul 2026 14:58:24Reported by EEFType 
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Erlang epmd suffers permanent DoS via EMFILE on accept caused by file descriptor exhaustion.

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ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-42792
27 Jul 202614:58
attackerkb
CVE
CVE-2026-42792
27 Jul 202614:58
cve
EUVD
EUVD-2026-49316
27 Jul 202614:58
euvd
NVD
CVE-2026-42792
27 Jul 202616:17
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EEF-CVE-2026-42792 epmd permanent DoS via EMFILE on accept(2) in erts
27 Jul 202614:58
osv
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-64978
27 Jul 202600:00
ptsecurity
Vulnrichment
CVE-2026-42792 epmd permanent DoS via EMFILE on accept(2) in erts
27 Jul 202614:58
vulnrichment
[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "epmd_srv"
    ],
    "packageName": "erts",
    "packageURL": "pkg:otp/erts?repository_url=https:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ferlang%2Fotp&vcs_url=git%20https:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ferlang%2Fotp.git",
    "product": "OTP",
    "programFiles": [
      "epmd/src/epmd_srv.c"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "do_accept"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/erlang/otp",
    "vendor": "Erlang",
    "versions": [
      {
        "changes": [
          {
            "at": "17.0.4",
            "status": "unaffected"
          },
          {
            "at": "16.4.0.4",
            "status": "unaffected"
          },
          {
            "at": "15.2.7.11",
            "status": "unaffected"
          }
        ],
        "lessThan": "*",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "6.0",
        "versionType": "otp"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "epmd_srv"
    ],
    "packageName": "erlang/otp",
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/erlang/otp",
    "product": "OTP",
    "programFiles": [
      "erts/epmd/src/epmd_srv.c"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "do_accept"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/erlang/otp",
    "vendor": "Erlang",
    "versions": [
      {
        "changes": [
          {
            "at": "29.0.4",
            "status": "unaffected"
          },
          {
            "at": "28.5.0.4",
            "status": "unaffected"
          },
          {
            "at": "27.3.4.15",
            "status": "unaffected"
          }
        ],
        "lessThan": "*",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "17.0",
        "versionType": "otp"
      },
      {
        "lessThan": "865d203e4a6a8f44179eced9e1428f9259e4a3bb",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "07b8f441ca711f9812fad9e9115bab3c3aa92f79",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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