CVE-2025-48038 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-48038: 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

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-48038 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

erlang→ fixed in1:23.2.6+dfsg-1+deb11u3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y erlang
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

erlang→ fixed in1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y erlang
```

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