CVE-2026-46340
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In versions of netty-transport-sctp prior to 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, for each non-complete SctpMessage fragment the handler does `fragments.put(streamId, Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(frag, byteBuf))`, wrapping the previous accumulator and the new slice into a *new* CompositeByteBuf every time. After N fragments the accumulator is an N-deep chain of composites, each holding references and component arrays; readableBytes()/getBytes() on the final buffer recurse N levels. There is no limit on N, on total bytes, or on the number of streamIdentifiers an attacker can open (each gets its own map entry). A peer that never sets the `complete` flag can grow this structure indefinitely from tiny 1-byte DATA chunks. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
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affected products (44)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM App Connect Enterprise Professionalall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:professional
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Data Grid 8all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:data_grid_8
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1814Netty: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Netty ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen.
- GHSA-5xrh-qmmq-w6chNetty: SCTP reassembly nests buffers without bound2026-06-08ghsa · osvUS
For each non-complete SctpMessage fragment the handler does `fragments.put(streamId, Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(frag, byteBuf))`, wrapping the previous accumulator and the new slice into a *new* CompositeByteBuf every time. After N fragments the accumulator is an N-deep chain of composites, each holding references and component arrays; readableBytes()/getBytes() on the final buffer recurse N levels. There is no limit on N, on total bytes, or on the number of streamIdentifiers an attacker can open (each gets its own map entry). A peer that never sets the `complete` flag can grow this structure indefinitely from tiny 1-byte DATA chunks.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
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references (19)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/netty/netty/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Finalcnnvd
- https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Finalcnnvd
- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-5xrh-qmmq-w6chcnnvd
- https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Finalenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Finalenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-5xrh-qmmq-w6chenisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37390nvd
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