Description
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. NoQuicTokenHandler is the tokenHandler used when the application does not set one. Prior to version 4.2.15.Final, its writeToken() returns false (server will not send Retry — acceptable), but validateToken() unconditionally `return 0`. In QuicheQuicServerCodec.handlePacket(), a non-negative return from validateToken() is interpreted as 'token is valid, ODCID starts at offset 0', causing the server to call quiche_accept as if the client's address had been validated by a Retry round-trip. Per RFC 9000 §8.1, a validated address lifts the 3× anti-amplification send limit. Thus any attacker who includes ANY non-empty token bytes in an Initial packet — with a spoofed victim source IP — causes the Netty server to treat the victim as validated and reflect full-size handshake flights (certificates, etc.) toward it without the 3× cap. The correct 'no token handler' semantics would be to return -1 (invalid) so the normal un-validated path and amplification limit apply. Version 4.2.15.Final patches the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| netty | netty | >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | netty | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | netty | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | netty | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | netty | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | netty | No fix yet | — |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | netty | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | netty | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | netty | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | netty | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | netty | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | netty | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | netty | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | apache-nifi | 2.9.0-r14 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-3 +2 | 3.6.0-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-3-discovery-ec2 +2 | 3.8.0-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | spark-4.1-scala-2.13 | 4.1.2-r4 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | trino +4 | 483-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | trino-plugin-hive +8 | 481-r7 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | io.netty:netty-codec-classes-quic | >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final | 4.2.15.Final | GHSA-cmm3-54f8-px4j |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-1814 Netty: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2026