CVE-2026-45416

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, SslClientHelloHandler.decode() reads the 24-bit TLS handshake length and, when the ClientHello does not fit in the first record, eagerly allocates `ctx.alloc().buffer(handshakeLength)` (line 161). The guard at line 140 is `handshakeLength > maxClientHelloLength && maxClientHelloLength != 0`, and the commonly-used SniHandler/AbstractSniHandler constructors (SniHandler(Mapping), SniHandler(AsyncMapping), AbstractSniHandler()) pass maxClientHelloLength=0 and handshakeTimeoutMillis=0, so the length guard is disabled and no timeout is scheduled. A 16 MiB request exceeds the default pooled chunk size and becomes a huge/unpooled allocation performed immediately. The buffer is retained in the handler until the channel closes. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26018 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26586 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28573 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45416 -
  • () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488391 -
  • () https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45416.json -

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First Time Netty netty
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CPE cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final - () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final - () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-x4gw-5cx5-pgmh - () https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-x4gw-5cx5-pgmh - Vendor Advisory

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Information

Published : 2026-06-12 15:16

Updated : 2026-07-30 12:18


NVD link : CVE-2026-45416

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45416

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45416


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Products Affected

netty

  • netty
CWE
CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling