CVE-2026-48043
Published:June 12, 2026
Updated:June 22, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/netty/netty.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=netty-tag <4.1.135.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.135.Finalio.netty:netty-codec-http2 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.0.Beta4 <4.1.135.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.135.Finalio.netty:netty-codec-http2 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.2.0.Alpha1 <4.2.15.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.15.FinalRelated Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
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
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.61