CVE-2026-46340

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
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-5xrh-qmmq-w6ch	Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37390
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41951
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50085
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53806
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46340
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488388
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46340.json

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-06-12 15:16

Updated : 2026-09-09 13:20

NVD link : CVE-2026-46340

Mitre link : CVE-2026-46340

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46340

JSON object : View

Products Affected

netty

netty

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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