CVE-2026-48043
HIGH WAF: MediumNetty 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.
WAF Coverage Analysis
OWASP: A05:2021 Security Misconfiguration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| netty | netty | up to 4.1.135 |
| netty | netty | 4.2.0 - 4.2.15 |
References
- github.com (Release Notes)
- github.com (Release Notes)
- github.com (Vendor Advisory)