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, netty_unix_socket_recvFd sets msg_control to `char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))]` (line 940) — 24 bytes on 64-bit Linux. A peer-sent SCM_RIGHTS cmsg carrying two ints has cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(8) = 24, which fits exactly with no MSG_CTRUNC, so the kernel installs both fds in the receiving process. The subsequent check `cmsg->cmsg_len == CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int))` (line 972, expected 20) fails, the branch that would read the fd is skipped, and neither installed fd is closed. The for(;;) loop calls recvmsg again (non-blocking → EAGAIN → Java maps to 0 → read loop exits normally), leaving two leaked fds per message. There is no MSG_CTRUNC handling. Reachable via Epoll/KQueue DomainSocketChannel when the application opts into DomainSocketReadMode.FILE_DESCRIPTORS (non-default). Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-w573-9ffj-6ff9 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
15 Jun 2026, 02:14
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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| References | () 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 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-w573-9ffj-6ff9 - Vendor Advisory |
12 Jun 2026, 15:16
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Information
Published : 2026-06-12 15:16
Updated : 2026-06-17 10:52
NVD link : CVE-2026-45536
Mitre link : CVE-2026-45536
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45536
JSON object : View
Products Affected
netty
- netty
