[USN-7961-1] Erlang vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7961-1
January 14, 2026

erlang vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

Erlang could allow unintended access to network services.

Software Description:
- erlang: Concurrent, real-time, distributed functional language

Details:

It was discovered that Erlang incorrectly validated peer certificates
when incorrect extended key usage was presented. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to bypass SSL key usage restrictions.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  erlang                          1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6
  erlang-ssl                      1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7961-1
  CVE-2024-53846

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/erlang/1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6
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