Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftp modules) allows Excessive Allocation, Resource Leak Exposure. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ssh/src/ssh_sftpd.erl. This issue affects OTP form OTP 17.0 until OTP 28.0.3, OTP 27.3.4.3 and 26.2.5.15 corresponding to ssh from 3.0.1 until 5.3.3, 5.2.11.3 and 5.1.4.12.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:0023-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-48040: Excessive Resource Consumption (bsc#1249472)
    - CVE-2025-48039: Excessive Use of System Resources (bsc#1249469)
    - CVE-2025-48038: Excessive Use of System Resources (bsc#1249470)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4376 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4376-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Jochen Sprickerhof     November 24, 2025                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : erlang     Version        : 1:23.2.6+dfsg-1+deb11u3     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-4748 CVE-2025-48038 CVE-2025-48039 CVE-2025-48041     Debian Bug     :

    Multiple vulnerabilities were fixed in Erlang an concurrent, real-time,     distributed functional language.

    CVE-2025-4748

        Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path         Traversal') vulnerability in Erlang OTP (stdlib modules) allows         Absolute Path Traversal, File Manipulation. This vulnerability is         associated with program files lib/stdlib/src/zip.erl and program         routines zip:unzip/1, zip:unzip/2, zip:extract/1, zip:extract/2         unless the memory option is passed.

    CVE-2025-48038, CVE-2025-48039, CVE-2025-48041

        Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability         in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftp modules) allows Excessive Allocation,         Resource Leak Exposure, Flooding. These vulnerabilities are         associated with program files lib/ssh/src/ssh_sftpd.erl.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     1:23.2.6+dfsg-1+deb11u3.

    We recommend that you upgrade your erlang packages.

    For the detailed security status of erlang please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/erlang

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 / 25.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7831-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly handled resource allocation and consumption in the SFTP SSH     module. An attacker could possibly use this issue cause Erlang to consume excessive resources, leading to     a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the erlang package has been released.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftp modules)     allows Excessive Allocation, Resource Leak Exposure. This vulnerability is associated with program files     lib/ssh/src/ssh_sftpd.erl. This issue affects OTP form OTP 17.0 until OTP 28.0.3, OTP 27.3.4.3 and     26.2.5.15 corresponding to ssh from 3.0.1 until 5.3.3, 5.2.11.3 and 5.1.4.12. (CVE-2025-48039)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
281837	SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : erlang26 (SUSE-SU-2026:0023-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
276650	Debian dla-4376 : erlang - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
271189	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 / 25.10 : Erlang vulnerabilities (USN-7831-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
270767	Photon OS 4.0: Erlang PHSA-2025-4.0-0889	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
270679	Photon OS 5.0: Erlang PHSA-2025-5.0-0646	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
264760	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-48039	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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