CVE-2026-48040

The netty incubator codec.bhttp is a java language binary http parser. The library implements Oblivious HTTP (RFC 9458) using BoringSSL's HPKE C library via JNI. When deriving native memory addresses for cryptographic operations versions prior to 0.0.22.Final provide a fallback path for direct ByteBufs that do not expose their memory address through `hasMemoryAddress()`. This fallback occurs when `sun.misc.Unsafe` is unavailable to Netty — for example, when the JVM is started with `-Dio.netty.noUnsafe=true`, when a SecurityManager restricts Unsafe access, or when running on non-HotSpot JVMs. In these configurations, Netty's default `PooledByteBufAllocator` returns `PooledDirectByteBuf` instances for which `hasMemoryAddress()` returns false. Under the enabling JVM configuration, an unauthenticated network attacker can cause the OHTTP gateway to corrupt memory belonging to other concurrent connections and disclose the contents of adjacent pooled direct buffers by triggering cryptographic operations with crafted OHTTP requests. The corruption occurs regardless of whether the AEAD tag verification succeeds, as BoringSSL zeroizes the output buffer on failure. The information disclosure path provides the attacker with the encryption key needed to extract the leaked data. This violates the confidentiality and integrity of all connections sharing the same Netty buffer arena. Version 0.0.22.Final fixes the issue.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

05 Jun 2026, 21:04

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References () https://github.com/netty/netty-incubator-codec-ohttp/commit/7ad38d5cc2827af7e067e5c1e1ac37cd4566dad9 - () https://github.com/netty/netty-incubator-codec-ohttp/commit/7ad38d5cc2827af7e067e5c1e1ac37cd4566dad9 - Patch
References () https://github.com/netty/netty-incubator-codec-ohttp/security/advisories/GHSA-32hf-8jw3-v4qq - () https://github.com/netty/netty-incubator-codec-ohttp/security/advisories/GHSA-32hf-8jw3-v4qq - Vendor Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.1
First Time Netty netty-incubator-codec-ohttp
Netty
CPE cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

04 Jun 2026, 18:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-04 18:16

Updated : 2026-06-05 21:04


NVD link : CVE-2026-48040

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48040

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48040


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Products Affected

netty

  • netty-incubator-codec-ohttp
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write