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, Netty's `DnsResolveContext` insufficiently validates the bailiwick of NS records, enabling DNS Cache Poisoning. An attacker controlling an authoritative name server for a subdomain can poison the cache for parent domains (like `.co.uk`). In `io.netty.resolver.dns.DnsResolveContext.AuthoritativeNameServerList#add` method accepts any NS record from the AUTHORITY section as long as the record's name is a suffix of the questionName. Subsequently, the `handleWithAdditional` method caches the associated A records from the ADDITIONAL section directly into the `authoritativeDnsServerCache` under the parent domain's key. This bypasses standard bailiwick rules, where a server authoritative for a subdomain should not be trusted to provide authoritative records for its parent. The poisoned cache is then used for all future resolutions under the parent domain's key. 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 4 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 | 1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.2+esm2 | USN-8742-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | netty | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | netty | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Single Sign On 7 | rh-sso7-keycloak +1 | 18.0.20-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso | RHSA-2026:76130, RHSA-2026:76129, RHSA-2026:76128 |
| Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Els 7 | eap7-activemq-artemis +15 | 2.16.0-22.redhat_00057.1.el7eap | RHSA-2026:53644 |
| Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Els 7 | eap7-glassfish-jsf | 2.3.14-11.SP11_redhat_00001.1.el7eap | RHSA-2026:53644 |
| Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Els 7 | eap7-ironjacamar +8 | 1.5.26-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap | RHSA-2026:53644 |
| Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Els 7 | eap7-jackson-core +10 | 2.18.8-1.redhat_00003.1.el7eap | RHSA-2026:53644 |
| Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Els 7 | eap7-jboss-remoting | 5.0.31-3.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el7eap | RHSA-2026:53644 |
| Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Els 7 | eap7-jboss-server-migration +2 | 1.10.0-46.Final_redhat_00044.1.el7eap | RHSA-2026:53644 |
| Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Els 7 | eap7-netty +26 | 4.1.135-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap | RHSA-2026:53644 |
| Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Els 7 | eap7-picketlink-api +7 | 2.5.5-24.SP12_redhat_00016.1.el7eap | RHSA-2026:53644 |
| Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Els 7 | eap7-picketlink-bindings +1 | 2.5.5-30.SP12_redhat_00020.1.el7eap | RHSA-2026:53644 |
| Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Els 7 | eap7-undertow | 2.2.40-2.SP3_redhat_00001.1.el7eap | RHSA-2026:53644 |
| Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Els 7 | eap7-wildfly +4 | 7.4.25-2.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7eap | RHSA-2026:53644 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 8 | eap8-eap-product-conf-parent +1 | 801.7.1-1.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8eap | RHSA-2026:49700 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 8 | eap8-jose4j | 0.9.6-2.redhat_00002.1.el8eap | RHSA-2026:49700 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 8 | eap8-netty +14 | 4.1.135-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap | RHSA-2026:49700 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 8 | eap8-wildfly +3 | 8.1.7.1-1.GA_redhat_00004.1.el8eap | RHSA-2026:49700 |
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-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | celeborn-0.6 | 0.6.3-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | druid | 37.0.0-r12 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | flyway | 12.8.1-r4 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | infinispan-16.1 | 16.1.4-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | keycloak-26.5 +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Wolfi rolling | keycloak-26.6 +2 | 26.6.3-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | management-api-for-apache-cassandra-5.0 | 0.1.120-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-3-discovery-ec2 +2 | 3.8.0-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-3-repository-azure | 3.6.0-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | selenium-server | 4.44.0-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | sonarqube | 26.8.0.126808-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | spark-4.0-scala-2.13 | 4.0.3-r1 | — |
| 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 | 1.0.0-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | tez | 0.10.5-r16 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | thingsboard-tb-node +1 | 4.3.1.2-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | trino +4 | 483-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | trino-plugin-hive +8 | 481-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | wildfly-openjdk-17 +1 | 40.0.0-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | zipkin +1 | 3.6.1-r10 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | io.netty:netty-resolver-dns | >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final | 4.2.15.Final | GHSA-5pvg-856g-cp85 |
| Maven | io.netty:netty-resolver-dns | < 4.1.135.Final | 4.1.135.Final | GHSA-5pvg-856g-cp85 |
Advisories 10
- RHSA-2026:53644 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.25 security pdate Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1814 Netty: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3376 Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Fisheye/Crucible, Jira Software und Jira Service Management: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 10, 2026
- RHSA-2026:76130 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.13 security update on RHEL 9 Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:76129 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.13 security update on RHEL 8 Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:76128 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.13 security update on RHEL 7 Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:49700 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.7 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- USN-8742-1 netty vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 10, 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