netty-codec-http2: ByteBuf Reference-Count Leak in DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener Leads to Memory Exhaustion
### 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.
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| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-48043US | high7.5 | — | ||
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 `DelegatingDeco… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26017WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26018WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26586WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34608WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37390WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41951WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48124WEB
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