What is CVE-2026-42792?
CVE-2026-42792 is a vulnerability in the Erlang OTP epmd (Erlang Port Mapper Daemon) component caused by improper handling of exceptional conditions. It allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to permanently terminate the epmd service via connection slot exhaustion. Updating Erlang OTP to the latest patched version is recommended to mitigate this issue.
Azərbaycanca: CVE-2026-42792, Erlang OTP-nin epmd (Erlang Port Mapper Daemon) komponentində aşkar edilmiş zəiflikdir. Bu, autentifikasiya olunmamış uzaq hücumçuya xüsusi olaraq "connection slot exhaustion" (bağlantı yuvası tükənməsi) yolu ilə epmd xidmətini daimi olaraq dayandırmağa imkan verir. Təsirə məruz qalmamaq üçün Erlang OTP-ni ən son versiyaya yeniləmək tövsiyə olunur.
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Which component is affected by CVE-2026-42792?
This vulnerability affects the epmd (Erlang Port Mapper Daemon) component of Erlang OTP.
How can one protect against CVE-2026-42792?
Updating Erlang OTP to the latest patched version is recommended.
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