CVE-2026-46340

High

Description

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In versions of netty-transport-sctp prior to 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, for each non-complete SctpMessage fragment the handler does `fragments.put(streamId, Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(frag, byteBuf))`, wrapping the previous accumulator and the new slice into a *new* CompositeByteBuf every time. After N fragments the accumulator is an N-deep chain of composites, each holding references and component arrays; readableBytes()/getBytes() on the final buffer recurse N levels. There is no limit on N, on total bytes, or on the number of streamIdentifiers an attacker can open (each gets its own map entry). A peer that never sets the `complete` flag can grow this structure indefinitely from tiny 1-byte DATA chunks. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductNetty
PublishedJun 12, 2026
First seenJun 12, 2026

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
netty nettyv < 4.1.135, 4.2.0 ≤ v < 4.2.154.1.135, 4.2.15
io.netty:netty-transport-sctpMaven4.2.0.Final ≤ v < 4.2.15.Final, v < 4.1.135.Final4.2.15.Final, 4.1.135.Final

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