Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm allows Excessive Allocation.

Code

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• Repository · github.com

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Mar 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm allows Excessive Allocation. Publishing an oversized package can cause Hex.pm to run out of memory while extracting the uploaded package tarball. This can terminate the affected application instance and result in a denial of service for package publishing and potentially other package-processing functionality. This issue affects

2. Sep 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm allows Excessive Allocation. Publishing an oversized package can cause Hex.pm to run out of memory while extracting the uploaded package tarball. This can terminate the affected application instance and result in a denial of service for package publishing and potentially other package-processing functionality. This issue affects

Affected

• cpe hex/hexpmversion unspecified

Sources

• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-23940

  Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm allows Excessive Allocation. Publishing an oversized package can cause Hex.pm to run out of memory while extracting the uploaded package tarball. This can terminate the affected application instance and result

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · cna.erlef.org
• Patch · github.com
• Reference · github.com
• Mitigation · github.com
• Reference · osv.dev