High severity · published Jul 21, 2026
CVE-2026-56819
Netty: HTTP/2 decompression leaks ByteBuf reference count when the decompressor channel is already closed (Direct memory leak / OOM DoS)
7.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In versions 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.15.Final and 4.1.0.Final through 4.1.135.Final, a remote unauthenticated peer can leak one direct `ByteBuf` per HTTP/2 `DATA` frame in applications that enable HTTP/2 content decompression via `DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener`. When a `DATA` frame is processed for a stream whose decompressor has already been closed, `Http2Decompressor.decompress(...)` calls `decompressor.writeInbound(data.retain())` and does not release the retained buffer on the error path, eventually exhausting direct memory and crashing the JVM. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
netty · netty
>= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.16.Final; >= 4.1.0.Final, < 4.1.136.Final · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56819
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56819
Patch
https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/5b68c61f37aa4a3045cba624cbea239655c9003b
Patch
https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/bb2ff68a1fb71cb4b0eb9a9e17b66c52aff680c6
Release Notes
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.136.Final
Release Notes
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.16.Final
Exploit
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-93wv-jw9v-4972
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