SSH SFTP server denial of service via extended channel data infinite loop

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CVE-2026-54886

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition 'Infinite Loop' vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh sshsftpd module allows an authenticated SFTP user to render an SFTP channel permanently unresponsive. The handledata/4 function in sshsftpd contains a catch-all clause that accepts channel data of any type. When...

AZL-92021 CVE-2026-54886 affecting package erlang for versions less than 26.2.5.21-4

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition 'Infinite Loop' vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh sshsftpd module allows an authenticated SFTP user to render an SFTP channel permanently unresponsive. The handledata/4 function in sshsftpd contains a catch-all clause that accepts channel data of any type. When...

CVE-2026-54886 SSH SFTP server denial of service via extended channel data infinite loop

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition 'Infinite Loop' vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh sshsftpd module allows an authenticated SFTP user to render an SFTP channel permanently unresponsive. The handledata/4 function in sshsftpd contains a catch-all clause that accepts channel data of any type. When...

CVE-2026-54886 SSH SFTP server denial of service via extended channel data infinite loop

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition 'Infinite Loop' vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh sshsftpd module allows an authenticated SFTP user to render an SFTP channel permanently unresponsive. The handledata/4 function in sshsftpd contains a catch-all clause that accepts channel data of any type. When...

CVE-2026-54886

The vulnerability CVE-2026-54886 affects Erlang/OTP's SSH server side (ssh_sftpd) and allows an authenticated SFTP client to trigger an infinite loop on a channel by sending SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_EXTENDED_DATA. The handle_data/4 clause tail-calls itself when a non-zero data_type_code arrives with an em...