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CVE-2026-46340: Netty: SCTP reassembly nests buffers without bound

June 8, 2026

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-5xrh-qmmq-w6ch
  • 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-5xrh-qmmq-w6ch
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46340

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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 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

maven/io.netty/netty-transport-sctp/CVE-2026-46340.yml

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