One third is a wild number. 😂 Atom exhaustion is one of those BEAM-specific issues that feels obvious once you know it, but keeps showing up in real vulnerabilities. Worth a read if you maintain #ElixirLang / #Erlang libraries or apps.
Atom exhaustion is not just an old BEAM footgun. As of today, 35% of CVEs published by the EEF CNA fall under uncontrolled resource consumption, with atom exhaustion being one of the recurring causes. It’s well understood, documented, and preventable. erlef.org/blog/securit...
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