How many CVEs have patched packet_get_length?

1 published CVEs changed packet_get_length in erlang/otp, in 1 distinct patches totalling 16 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed packet_get_length?

CVE-2026-75538 (A Signed Length Overflow in Erlang/OTP's inet TCP Driver Overflows the Receive Buffer Into BEAM VM Memory From an Unauthenticated Peer), published 2026-09-01, changed lines 484 to 491 of erts/emulator/beam/packet_parser.c.

How does packet_get_length compare to the rest of erlang/otp?

erlang/otp has 58 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed packet_get_length.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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packet_get_length in erlang/otp: Patched by 1 CVEs

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packet_get_length

Name: packet_get_length in erlang/otp: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

erts/emulator/beam/packet_parser.c

Last patched September 1, 2026

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Backports counted once

Lines changed

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Overview

packet_get_length in erlang/otp was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2026, in 1 distinct patches that added or removed 16 lines in total.

erlang/otp has 58 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 2% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed packet_get_length, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

A Signed Length Overflow in Erlang/OTP's inet TCP Driver Overflows the Receive Buffer Into BEAM VM Memory From an Unauthenticated Peer
CVE-2026-75538 · lines 484–491 · +8 −8
High · CVSS 8.2
EPSS 0.9%2026-09-01

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Common questions about CVE fixes to packet_get_length.

How many CVEs have patched packet_get_length?: 1 published CVEs changed packet_get_length in erlang/otp, in 1 distinct patches totalling 16 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed packet_get_length?: CVE-2026-75538 (A Signed Length Overflow in Erlang/OTP's inet TCP Driver Overflows the Receive Buffer Into BEAM VM Memory From an Unauthenticated Peer), published 2026-09-01, changed lines 484 to 491 of erts/emulator/beam/packet_parser.c.
How does packet_get_length compare to the rest of erlang/otp?: erlang/otp has 58 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed packet_get_length.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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erts/emulator/beam/packet_parser.c on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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