Upstream information
Description
Allocation of resources without limits in Erlang/OTP public_key certificate path validation allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause denial of service by sending a crafted X.509 certificate chain during the TLS handshake.During RFC 5280 policy processing in public_key:pkix_path_validation/3, the certificate policy tree maintained by pubkey_policy_tree grows without an upper bound. When a certificate chain contains M policies per certificate and K certificates, the tree grows on the order of M^K nodes because pubkey_policy_tree:add_leaves/2 and pubkey_policy_tree:add_leaf_siblings/2 extend the tree per policy per certificate. A modest chain with many policies per certificate is enough to pin BEAM schedulers and exhaust the node's memory, taking down the entire VM. The attacker only needs to be able to present a certificate chain to the victim, which is the normal precondition for a TLS handshake, so exploitation succeeds against any incoming or outgoing TLS connection that validates the peer's chain (the default for SSL/TLS clients and mutual-TLS servers).
This is the same vulnerability class as OpenSSL's X509_verify_cert policy tree DoS.
This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/public_key/src/pubkey_policy_tree.erl and program routines pubkey_policy_tree:add_leaves/2 and pubkey_policy_tree:add_leaf_siblings/2.
This issue affects OTP from OTP 26.2 before OTP 29.0.4, OTP 28.5.0.4 and OTP 27.3.4.15, corresponding to public_key from 1.15 before 1.21.4, 1.20.3.4 and 1.17.1.5.
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.6 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
| CVSS detail | CNA (6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Attack Requirements | None | None |
| Privileges Required | None | None |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | None | None |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | None | None |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | High | High |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | Low | Low |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | erlang26 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 | erlang26 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | erlang26 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | erlang | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | erlang | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | erlang26 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | erlang | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | erlang | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | erlang | Affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 | erlang26 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | erlang26 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | erlang26 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | erlang26 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | erlang | Not affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | erlang26 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | erlang | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | erlang | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | erlang | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | erlang | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | erlang | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | erlang | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | erlang26 | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Jul 29 21:54:01 2026CVE page last modified: Thu Jul 30 19:49:23 2026