CVE-2026-59902: Netty: Memory Exhaustion in SctpMessageCompletionHandler
SctpMessageCompletionHandler does not limit the total size of buffered fragments, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to cause an OutOfMemoryError by sending large SCTP fragments.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2qj4-mmr9-4v2f
- github.com/netty/netty/commit/1b5abc6443b63726c72cdd285af2feb7ddbb8ff7
- github.com/netty/netty/pull/17213
- github.com/netty/netty/pull/17217
- github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.137.Final
- github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.17.Final
- github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-2qj4-mmr9-4v2f
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59902
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