CVE-2026-45536
Published:June 09, 2026
Updated:June 09, 2026
netty_unix_socket_recvFd sets msg_control to "char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))]" (line 940) — 24 bytes on 64-bit Linux. A peer-sent SCM_RIGHTS cmsg carrying two ints has cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(8) = 24, which fits exactly with no MSG_CTRUNC, so the kernel installs both fds in the receiving process. The subsequent check "cmsg->cmsg_len == CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int))" (line 972, expected 20) fails, the branch that would read the fd is skipped, and neither installed fd is closed. The for(;;) loop calls recvmsg again (non-blocking → EAGAIN → Java maps to 0 → read loop exits normally), leaving two leaked fds per message. There is no MSG_CTRUNC handling. Reachable via Epoll/KQueue DomainSocketChannel when the application opts into DomainSocketReadMode.FILE_DESCRIPTORS (non-default).
Affected Packages
https://github.com/netty/netty.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=netty-4.2.0.Final <netty-4.2.15.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version netty-4.2.15.Finalhttps://github.com/netty/netty.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=netty-4.0.0.Alpha1 <netty-4.1.135.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version netty-4.1.135.Finalio.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.16.Final <4.1.135.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.135.Finalio.netty:netty-transport-native-kqueue (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.11.Final <4.1.135.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.135.Finalio.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.2.0.Final <4.2.15.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.15.Finalio.netty:netty-transport-native-kqueue (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.2.0.Final <4.2.15.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.15.FinalRelated Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
5.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
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Subsequent System Integrity
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Subsequent System Availability
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW