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CVE-2026-50011GHSA-5W86-C3RQ-VJJ7

Netty has unbounded pre-allocation in RedisArrayAggregator from RESP array length

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 4.2.15.Final, 4.1.135.Final
2 proofs of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, RedisArrayAggregator pre-allocates ArrayList with initial capacity equal to the RESP array element count declared in an array header. That count is taken from the wire before the corresponding child messages exist. A small malicious header can claim a huge initial capacity. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch 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; fixed in 4.1.135.Final

  • io.netty:netty-codec-redisMaven

    From 4.2.0.Final · fixed in 4.2.15.Final

  • io.netty:netty-codec-redisMaven

    fixed in 4.1.135.Final

References 5

GitHub · netty/netty

GitHub · bibotai/secveri-cve-2026-50011-negative

GitHub · bibotai/secveri-cve-2026-50011-positive