# CVE-2026-116540: netty-tcnative 2.0.66.Final before 2.0.84.Final Use-After-Free in Session Ticket Callback

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109910
- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.84.Final
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

netty-tcnative, a library that provides OpenSSL-based TLS support for the Netty networking framework, is affected when built against OpenSSL 3.x. A remote attacker performing TLS handshakes during session ticket key rotation could cause the server to crash or corrupt session ticket processing.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- io.netty:netty-tcnative: from 2.0.66.Final, fixed in 2.0.84.Final

## Description

netty-tcnative 2.0.66.Final before 2.0.84.Final built against OpenSSL 3.x contains a use-after-free vulnerability in ssl_tlsext_ticket_key_cb during session ticket key rotation. Remote clients performing TLS handshakes while setSessionTicketKeys0 frees the shared key array cause OpenSSL to read freed HMAC keys, crashing or corrupting ticket processing.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on io.netty:netty-tcnative, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.84.Final) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/security/advisories/GHSA-mmc8-vg2v-fvvw
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/commit/59662a8b07a9a7623ae1bc472f5751f31c81a118
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/blob/netty-tcnative-parent-2.0.83.Final/openssl-dynamic/src/main/c/sslcontext.c#L1365
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/releases/tag/netty-tcnative-parent-2.0.84.Final
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netty-tcnative-2.0.66-final-before-2.0.84-final-use-after-free-in-session-ticket-callback

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