CVE-2026-48043
Description
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.
How to fix
- netty netty4.1.135, 4.2.15 or later
- io.netty:netty-codec-http24.1.135.Final, 4.2.15.Final or later
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53645
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48151
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53646
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66488
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26586
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41951
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50085
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48124
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37390
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| netty netty | v < 4.1.135, 4.2.0 ≤ v < 4.2.15 | 4.1.135, 4.2.15 |
| io.netty:netty-codec-http2Maven | v < 4.1.135.Final, 4.2.0.Alpha1 ≤ v < 4.2.15.Final | 4.1.135.Final, 4.2.15.Final |
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