CVE-2026-8469: Elixir Atom Exhaustion String To Atom
Converting dynamically generated or user-controlled strings to atoms using `String.to_atom/1` can cause atom table exhaustion. Atoms are never garbage-collected by the Erlang VM (BEAM). Once the atom limit is reached, the entire VM will crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Use `String.to_existing_atom/1` to convert strings that are guaranteed to exist as a
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Converting dynamically generated or user-controlled strings to atoms using `String.to_atom/1` can cause atom table exhaustion. Atoms are never garbage-collected by the Erlang VM (BEAM). Once the atom limit is reached, the entire VM will crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Use `String.to_existing_atom/1` to convert strings that are guaranteed to exist as a
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