GHSA-vmr9-j6wf-pmh2

ghsaUSosv

netty-incubator-codec-ohttp: [OHttpServerCodec] Native Direct-Memory Leak on AEAD Decryption Failure Leads to Gateway Denial of Service

view advisory published 2026-08-20Licence: CC-BY-4.0

The **netty-incubator-codec-ohttp** library implements Oblivious HTTP (OHTTP) gateway and client functionality using Netty's `ByteBuf` memory management. When an OHTTP gateway processes encrypted client requests, it allocates a pooled direct (native off-heap) `ByteBuf` to hold the decrypted plaintext before the AEAD tag is verified. If the AEAD tag check fails — meaning the ciphertext is invalid — the decryption method throws a `CryptoException`, but the allocated buffer is never released because no `try/finally` block guards the allocation.

01

describes (1)

Related CVEs.

IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2026-54251US——
netty-incubator-codec-ohttp implements Oblivious HTTP (OHTTP) gateway and client functionality using Netty. Prior to 0.0.23.Final, the OHTTP gateway decryption path in codec-ohttp/…
02

references

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

scry

Advisories like this name the exposed products attackers go after on your perimeter. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.

Free scan