7.5

CVE-2026-48043

netty-codec-http2: ByteBuf Reference-Count Leak in DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener Leads to Memory Exhaustion

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In netty-codec-http2 prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, the `DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener` class orchestrates HTTP/2 decompression by embedding a per-stream `EmbeddedChannel` that runs the appropriate decompression codec (gzip, deflate, zstd) and forwards decompressed chunks to a wrapped listener. Each decompressed chunk is a pooled `ByteBuf` handed to an anonymous `ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter` tail handler, which becomes the sole owner responsible for releasing it. A remote peer could send frames that would result in the flow-controller throwing and so trigger a resource leak which at the end might take down the whole JVM due OOME. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.59% 0.441
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 7.5 3.9 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
security-advisories@github.com 5.3 3.9 1.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c 7.5 3.9 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488442
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-48043.json
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34608
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26586
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final
Release Notes
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final
Release Notes
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26017
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26018
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-c2gf-v879-257j
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-48043