Description
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, DefaultHttp2Connection.DefaultEndpoint initialises maxActiveStreams/maxStreams to Integer.MAX_VALUE, and Http2Settings never inserts SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS by default (Http2Settings.java:305-307 only clamps a user-supplied value). Unless the application explicitly calls initialSettings().maxConcurrentStreams(n), a Netty HTTP/2 server advertises no limit and enforces none locally. Each open stream allocates a DefaultStream object, PropertyMap slots, flow-controller state and IntObjectHashMap entry; with ~2^30 permissible odd stream IDs a single TCP connection can create hundreds of thousands of long-lived stream objects. This is also the precondition for CVE-2023-44487-style Rapid-Reset amplification, where the absence of a low concurrent cap multiplies backend work. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| netty | netty | >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final, < 4.1.135.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 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | netty | 4.1.135-150200.4.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2802-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | netty-tcnative | 2.0.79-150200.3.45.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2802-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | netty-tcnative | 2.0.79-150200.3.45.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2802-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | netty-tcnative | 2.0.79-150200.3.45.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2802-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | netty-tcnative | 2.0.79-150200.3.45.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2802-1 |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | netty-tcnative | 2.0.79-150200.3.45.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2802-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | netty-tcnative | 2.0.79-150200.3.45.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2802-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | netty-tcnative | 2.0.79-150200.3.45.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2802-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | netty-tcnative | 2.0.79-150200.3.45.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2802-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | netty-tcnative | 2.0.79-150200.3.45.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2802-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | netty | 4.1.135-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11033-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | akhq | 0.27.1-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | apache-nifi | 2.9.0-r14 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | apache-pulsar-4.2 | 4.2.2-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | apicurio-registry | 3.3.0-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | celeborn-0.6 | 0.6.3-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | docker-selenium-base | 4.44.0.20260505-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | docker-selenium-hub +2 | 4.48.0.20260909-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | druid | 37.0.0-r13 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | flyway | 12.8.1-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | infinispan-16.1 | 16.1.4-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | keycloak-26.5 +4 | No fix yet | — |
| Wolfi rolling | keycloak-26.6 +2 | 26.6.3-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kserve-modelmesh | 0.12.0-r35 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | management-api-for-apache-cassandra-5.0 | 0.1.120-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | neo4j-2026.01 | 2026.01.4-r6 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-3 +6 | 3.6.0-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-3-discovery-ec2 +2 | 3.8.0-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-3-security-analytics | 3.8.0-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | sonarqube | 26.8.0.126808-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | spark-4.0-scala-2.13 | 4.0.3-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | spark-4.1-scala-2.13 | 4.1.2-r4 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | strimzi-kafka-operator-kafka-init +5 | 1.0.0-r6 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | strimzi-kafka-operator-kafka-thirdparty-libs-cc | 1.0.1-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | thingsboard-tb-node +1 | 4.3.1.2-r8 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | trino +3 | 483-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | trino-plugin-hive +11 | 481-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | wavefront-proxy | 13.9-r18 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | wildfly-openjdk-17 +1 | 40.0.0-r4 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | zipkin +1 | 3.6.1-r10 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | io.netty:netty-codec-http2 | >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final | 4.2.15.Final | GHSA-5x3r-wrvg-rp6q |
| Maven | io.netty:netty-codec-http2 | < 4.1.135.Final | 4.1.135.Final | GHSA-5x3r-wrvg-rp6q |
Advisories 4
- WID-SEC-2026-1814 Netty: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3047 IBM Planning Analytics: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 26, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2802-1 Security update for netty, netty-tcnative SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11033-1 netty-4.1.135-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 16, 2026