Bug 2526842 (CVE-2026-74835) - CVE-2026-74835 inets: httpd: otp: inets httpd: Denial of Service due to memory exhaustion via unenforced body-size limit
Summary: CVE-2026-74835 inets: httpd: otp: inets httpd: Denial of Service due to memor...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-74835
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-09-01 15:11 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-03 04:57 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-01 15:11:46 UTC 
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.
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