GHSA-C2GF-V879-257J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-11 13:28 – Updated: 2026-08-05 15:32
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Summary
netty-codec-http2: ByteBuf Reference-Count Leak in DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener Leads to Memory Exhaustion
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Impact

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.

Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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  "affected": [
    {
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        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.1.134.Final"
      },
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        "name": "io.netty:netty-codec-http2"
      },
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            }
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      },
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      },
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-48043"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400",
      "CWE-401",
      "CWE-772"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-11T13:28:46Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-12T16:16:30Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nThe `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.\n\nA 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-c2gf-v879-257j",
  "modified": "2026-08-05T15:32:04Z",
  "published": "2026-06-11T13:28:46Z",
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50085"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26586"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26018"
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      "type": "WEB",
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  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "netty-codec-http2: ByteBuf Reference-Count Leak in DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener Leads to Memory Exhaustion"
}



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