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CVE-2026-48748GHSA-4GRM-H2QV-H6W6

Netty HTTP/3 QPACK Blocked Streams Memory Exhaustion

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 4.2.15.Final
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Starting in version 4.2.0.Final and prior to version 4.2.15.Final, a memory exhaustion vulnerability in the Netty HTTP/3 codec allows the creation of an infinite number of blocked streams, which can cause OOM error. Version 4.2.15.Final patches the issue.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • netty netty

    From 4.2.0.Final · fixed in 4.2.15.Final

  • io.netty:netty-codec-http3Maven

    From 4.2.0.Final · fixed in 4.2.15.Final

References 3

GitHub · netty/netty