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CVE-2026-45536: Netty: Unix-socket fd receive leaks descriptors when peer sends two at once

June 8, 2026

netty_unix_socket_recvFd sets msg_control to char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))] (line 940) — 24 bytes on 64-bit Linux. A peer-sent SCM_RIGHTS cmsg carrying two ints has cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(8) = 24, which fits exactly with no MSG_CTRUNC, so the kernel installs both fds in the receiving process. The subsequent check cmsg->cmsg_len == CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int)) (line 972, expected 20) fails, the branch that would read the fd is skipped, and neither installed fd is closed. The for(;;) loop calls recvmsg again (non-blocking → EAGAIN → Java maps to 0 → read loop exits normally), leaving two leaked fds per message. There is no MSG_CTRUNC handling. Reachable via Epoll/KQueue DomainSocketChannel when the application opts into DomainSocketReadMode.FILE_DESCRIPTORS (non-default).

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-w573-9ffj-6ff9
  • github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final
  • github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final
  • github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-w573-9ffj-6ff9
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45536

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.1.135, all versions starting from 4.2.0 before 4.2.15

Fixed versions

  • 4.1.135
  • 4.2.15

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.1.135, 4.2.15 or above.

Impact 4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Source file

maven/io.netty/netty-transport-native-kqueue/CVE-2026-45536.yml

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