CVE-2026-48059
HIGHNetty HAProxy: Unbalanced Reference Count in Nested PP2_TYPE_SSL TLV Parsing Leads to Memory Exhaustion
Title source: cnaDescription
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, the HAProxy PROXY protocol v2 codec in netty leaks native or heap memory on every connection when a client sends a syntactically valid header containing nested `PP2_TYPE_SSL` TLVs (type-length-value records) at depth two or greater. The leak occurs on the successful parse path — no exception is thrown, the message fires downstream, the decoder removes itself, and the application releases the `HAProxyMessage` normally. Yet the underlying cumulation buffer (a pooled, potentially direct `ByteBuf` allocated by the channel) remains permanently pinned. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-h2qv-fj59-j46j
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
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:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (5)
io.netty/netty-codec-haproxy
0 - 4.1.135.FinalMaven
io.netty/netty-codec-haproxy
4.2.0.Final - 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