inets,httpd: Memory Exhaustion via Unenforced max_body_size During Chunked Body Reception
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
The inets application HTTP server httpd fails to enforce a configured body-size limit on chunked request. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlang | OTP | 17.0 to before 27.3.4.17; 28.0 to before 28.5.0.6; 29.0 to before 29.0.6 | 27.3.4.17, 28.5.0.6, 29.0.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| Erlang | OTP | 5.10 to before 9.3.2.7; 9.4 to before 9.6.2.3; 9.7 to before 9.7.2 | 9.3.2.7, 9.6.2.3, 9.7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- OTP VendorErlang Affected 17.0 to before 27.3.4.17; 28.0 to before 28.5.0.6; 29.0 to before 29.0.6 Fixed in 27.3.4.17, 28.5.0.6, 29.0.6 Patch available CNA
- OTP VendorErlang Affected 5.10 to before 9.3.2.7; 9.4 to before 9.6.2.3; 9.7 to before 9.7.2 Fixed in 9.3.2.7, 9.6.2.3, 9.7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OTP (Erlang) Fixed in 27.3.4.17, 28.5.0.6, 29.0.6
- Fix · CNA OTP (Erlang) Fixed in 9.3.2.7, 9.6.2.3, 9.7.2
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:90321 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.31.0 Release.
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.31 registry.redhat.io/devspaces/code-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/jetbrains-ide-rhel9 +8
- RHSA-2026:62531 Released 2026-09-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images erlang27-27.3.4.17-0.1.hum1@aarch64, erlang27-27.3.4.17-0.1.hum1@src, erlang27-27.3.4.17-0.1.hum1@x86_64 +47
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Erlang OTP 17.0, 27.3.4.17 and 2 more versions
11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-50021 httpd applies no timeout while receiving a request body, parking a worker on a stalled clientPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2026-47459 httpd mod_auth directory protection bypassed by a doubled slash in the request pathPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-52886 Heap-based buffer overflow in Erlang OTPPriority LOW 37
- Release ·
Erlang OTP 5.10, 9.3.2.7 and 2 more versions
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-50021 httpd applies no timeout while receiving a request body, parking a worker on a stalled clientPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2026-47459 httpd mod_auth directory protection bypassed by a doubled slash in the request pathPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-51857 inets, httpd: HTTP Request Smuggling via Transfer-Encoding and Content-LengthPriority LOW 37
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:62531 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.31 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:90321 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Cryostat 4
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74835
- 2026-10-29 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.31 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:90321 · Red Hat
References
Patch 3
More Erlang vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-23504 Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerable to Pre-Authentication RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-48954 httpd parks a request worker indefinitely on a malformed chunk size sent after the headers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2026-71037 Path traversal in rebar3 via unvalidated dependency app names CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-36042 ssl fails to validate incorrect extened key usage CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2020-10791 Rebar3 versions 3.0.0-beta.3 to 3.13.2 are vulnerable to OS command injection via URL… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-74835 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74835 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-74835 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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