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.
CVE-2026-46340
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 70% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 31.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 8, 2026
Last Modified
July 21, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026SCTP reassembly nests buffers without bound · Advisory · netty/netty · GitHub
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-5xrh-qmmq-w6chnetty-4.2.15.Final
Patch available: netty/netty netty-4.2.15.Final
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Finalnetty-4.1.135.Final
Patch available: netty/netty netty-4.1.135.Final
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.FinalVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-46340(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:41951Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Data Grid 8.6.2 security update
- RHSA-2026:37390Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.18.1.P1 for Spring Boot release.
- GHSA-5xrh-qmmq-w6chGitHub Security AdvisoriesHigh
Netty: SCTP reassembly nests buffers without bound
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | netty-transport-sctp | 2026-07-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| io.netty:netty-transport-sctp | 4.0.0.Beta1 ... 4.1.99.Final (220 versions) | 4.1.135.Final | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 38× in last 30d)
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