CVE-2026-56818

NameCVE-2026-56818
DescriptionNetty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final, the RedisArrayAggregator Redis codec clears retained partial aggregate state when the maxNestedArrayDepth limit is exceeded, but it does not clear the same state when the sibling maxElements limit is exceeded. A peer can start a valid RESP array, send a bulk string child, then send a nested array header longer than the configured maxElements. Netty throws a decoder exception in decodeRedisArrayHeader, but the existing partial aggregate remains retained in the handler. If the application leaves the channel alive after the exception, later messages are still consumed into the pre-error aggregate, allowing an unauthenticated peer to keep attacker-controlled aggregate state alive across a security-limit exception and pin retained pooled buffers. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.
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Debian Bugs1144384

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
netty (PTS)bullseye1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2vulnerable
bullseye (security)1:4.1.48-4+deb11u3vulnerable
bookworm, bookworm (security)1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2vulnerable
trixie (security), trixie1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1vulnerable
forky, sid1:4.1.48-16vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
nettysource(unstable)(unfixed)1144384

Notes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507476
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