CVE-2026-50011 PUBLISHED

Netty has unbounded pre-allocation in RedisArrayAggregator from RESP array length

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 02.06.2026 Published: 12.06.2026 Updated: 12.06.2026

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, RedisArrayAggregator pre-allocates ArrayList with initial capacity equal to the RESP array element count declared in an array header. That count is taken from the wire before the corresponding child messages exist. A small malicious header can claim a huge initial capacity. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.5

Product Status

Vendor netty
Product netty
Versions
  • Version >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final is affected
  • Version < 4.1.135.Final is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption CWE
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling CWE