--- title: Patch Package OTP 28.5.0.5 Released | daily.dev description: OTP 28.5.0.5 patch release fixes two issues: a regression in erts-16.4.0.5 that prevented epmd from binding to localhost, and a security fix in ssh-5.5.2.4... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/patch-package-otp-28-5-0-5-released-hkbenpmvv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Patch Package OTP 28.5.0.5 Released | daily.dev og:description: OTP 28.5.0.5 patch release fixes two issues: a regression in erts-16.4.0.5 that prevented epmd from binding to localhost, and a security fix in ssh-5.5.2.4... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/patch-package-otp-28-5-0-5-released-hkbenpmvv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hkBenpMVV.png og:image:alt: Patch Package OTP 28.5.0.5 Released og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Patch Package OTP 28.5.0.5 Released **[Erlang Forums](https://daily.dev/sources/erlangforums)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OTP 28.5.0.5 patch release fixes two issues: a regression in erts-16.4.0.5 that prevented epmd from binding to localhost, and a security fix in ssh-5.5.2.4 where the SSH client and server now reject packets not aligned to the cipher block size per RFC 4253. The SSH fix includes a timing-safe packet discard mechanism for CBC ciphers as a CVE-2008-5161 mitigation, while AEAD and encrypt-then-MAC modes disconnect immediately on structural errors. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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