CVE-2026-44890

Netty has Unbounded Direct Memory Consumption in its RedisDecoder

Published Jun 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In netty-codec-redis prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, an attacker can cause DoS by sending crafted Redis payloads across multiple connections without `\r\n`. This exhausts the server's direct memory pool (OutOfDirectMemoryError), preventing legitimate connections from being processed. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6ghj-frrj-jjj3 Netty has Unbounded Direct Memory Consumption in its RedisDecoder
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Vendors & Products Netty
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Description Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In netty-codec-redis prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, an attacker can cause DoS by sending crafted Redis payloads across multiple connections without `\r\n`. This exhausts the server's direct memory pool (OutOfDirectMemoryError), preventing legitimate connections from being processed. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
Title Netty has Unbounded Direct Memory Consumption in its RedisDecoder
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 18, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
May 7, 2026, 9:50 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 11, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Sep 18, 2026, 1:18 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 11, 2026, 8:52 PM