CVE-2026-48043

MEDIUM

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

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0061
EPSS Percentile 44.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400 CWE-401
Status published
Products (5)
io.netty/netty-codec-http2 0 - 4.1.135.FinalMaven
io.netty/netty-codec-http2 4.2.0.Alpha1 - 4.2.15.FinalMaven
netty/netty < 4.1.135
netty/netty < 4.1.135.Final
netty/netty >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final
Published Jun 12, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 12, 2026