CVE-2026-45536
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients.
Impact
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_unix_socket_recvFd sets msg_control to `char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))]` (line 940) — 24 bytes on 64-bit Linux. A peer-sent SCM_RIGHTS cmsg carrying two ints has cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(8) = 24, which fits exactly with no MSG_CTRUNC, so the kernel installs both fds in the receiving process. The subsequent check `cmsg->cmsg_len == CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int))` (line 972, expected 20) fails, the branch that would read the fd is skipped, and neither installed fd is closed. The for(;;) loop calls recvmsg again (non-blocking → EAGAIN → Java maps to 0 → read loop exits normally), leaving two leaked fds per message. There is no MSG_CTRUNC handling. Reachable via Epoll/KQueue DomainSocketChannel when the application opts into DomainSocketReadMode.FILE_DESCRIPTORS (non-default). Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll | >= 4.2.0.Final, <= 4.2.14.Final | 4.2.15.Final |
| maven | io.netty:netty-transport-native-kqueue | >= 4.2.0.Final, <= 4.2.14.Final | 4.2.15.Final |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Netty | Netty | before 4.1.135 from 4.2.0 before 4.2.15 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w573-9ffj-6ff9
- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-w573-9ffj-6ff9
- https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final
- https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45536