high7.5
CVE-2025-24970
SslHandler doesn't correctly validate packets which can lead to native crash when using native SSLEngine
Impact
### Impact When a special crafted packet is received via SslHandler it doesn't correctly handle validation of such a packet in all cases which can lead to a native crash. ### Workarounds As workaround its possible to either disable the usage of the native SSLEngine or changing the code from: ``` SslContext context = ...; SslHandler handler = context.newHandler(....); ``` to: ``` SslContext context = ...; SSLEngine engine = context.newEngine(....); SslHandler handler = new SslHandler(engine, ....); ```
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | io.netty:netty-handler | >= 4.1.91.Final, <= 4.1.117.Final | 4.1.118.Final |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Netty | Netty | from 4.1.91 before 4.1.118 |
| Netapp | Active Iq Unified Manager | All versions |
| Netapp | Oncommand Insight | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/87f40725155b2f89adfde68c7732f97c153676c4
- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-4g8c-wm8x-jfhw
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250221-0005/
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24970-netty-vulnerability-detection
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24970-netty-vulnerability-mitigation
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4g8c-wm8x-jfhw
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24970
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250221-0005