inets,httpd: Memory Exhaustion via Unenforced max_body_size During Chunked Body Reception
## 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.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-74835US | — | — | ||
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… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-74835.htmlWEB
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/0bceff0c2987cae83d9d4a77c5ecacd6d01b8b86FIX
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/7f9c460d1818c2afb78fbd01f8d8b81343bbb011FIX
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/8e1ca42b64df6c41306affbe8dc129bdbd4042c7FIX
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-8qrh-x566-5xv5ADVISORY
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