GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-jppx-w49h-x2qq Netty: [SpdyHttpDecoder] ByteBuf Reference Leak on RST_STREAM Leads to Native Memory Exhaustion

HIGH Published 2026-07-22 Modified 2026-07-22 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-56745
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
io.netty:netty-codec-http
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
CWE-400
Reviewed
2026-07-22

Affected packages

• Maven io.netty:netty-codec-http: >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.16.Final → fixed in 4.2.16.Final • Maven io.netty:netty-codec-http: >= 4.1.0.Final, < 4.1.136.Final → fixed in 4.1.136.Final

Description

The `SpdyHttpDecoder` handler in Netty's SPDY-to-HTTP codec allocates a pooled `ByteBuf` when processing a client-initiated `SYN_STREAM` frame with `FLAG_FIN=0`, storing the partially-constructed `FullHttpRequest` in an internal map (`messageMap`) to accumulate subsequent `DATA` frames. When the remote peer sends an `RST_STREAM` for that stream, or when the accumulated content exceeds `maxContentLength`, the decoder removes the entry from the map but never releases the pooled ByteBuf, permanently leaking the allocated memory.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-56745 Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption weakness

References