Erlang/OTP 21.3.8.8

This release of Erlang/OTP can be built from source or installed using pre-built packages for your OS or third-party tools (such as kerl, asdf or mise).

docker run -it erlang:21.3.8.8
Patch Package OTP 21.3.8.8
Git Tag OTP-21.3.8.8
Date 2019-10-08
Issue Id
System OTP
Release 21
Application

crypto-4.4.2.1 #

The crypto-4.4.2.1 application can be applied independently of other applications on a full OTP 21 installation.

OTP-16133
Application(s):
crypto
Related Id(s):
PR-2407

The chipers aes_cfb8 and aes_cfb128 are now using the EVP interface. The supported key lengths are 128, 192 and 256 bits.

OTP-16134
Application(s):
crypto
Related Id(s):
PR-2407

The chipers aes_cfb8 and aes_cfb128 are now available in FIPS enabled mode.

Full runtime dependencies of crypto-4.4.2.1: erts-9.0, kernel-5.3, stdlib-3.4

erts-10.3.5.6 #

Note! The erts-10.3.5.6 application *cannot* be applied independently of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 21 installation. On a full OTP 21 installation, also the following runtime dependencies have to be satisfied: -- kernel-6.1 (first satisfied in OTP 21.1) -- sasl-3.3 (first satisfied in OTP 21.2)

OTP-16058
Application(s):
erts
Related Id(s):
PR-2382

Fix a bug in binary_to_term that would crash the emulator if a term larger than 16GB was to be decoded.

OTP-16107
Application(s):
erts
Related Id(s):
ERL-1049

When communicating with a simultaneously exiting port via the erlang:port_*() BIFs one could sometimes get stray {Ref, What} messages. Where Ref was a reference and What usually were the atom badarg.

Full runtime dependencies of erts-10.3.5.6: kernel-6.1, sasl-3.3, stdlib-3.5