CVE-2026-44893
Description
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In netty-codec-haproxy prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, when decoding a PP2_TYPE_SSL TLV, HAProxyMessage.readNextTLV() first calls header.retainedSlice(header.readerIndex(), length) and only then reads the 1-byte client field and 4-byte verify field. If the attacker sets the TLV length below 5, the subsequent readByte/readInt throws IndexOutOfBoundsException. HAProxyMessageDecoder only catches HAProxyProtocolException around this call, so the IOOBE propagates and the retained slice on the pooled cumulation buffer is never released. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
io.netty:netty-codec-haproxyMaven | >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final | 4.2.15.Final |
io.netty:netty-codec-haproxyMaven | < 4.1.135.Final | 4.1.135.Final |
Affected products
82- osv-coords81 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/apache-activemq-artemispkg:apk/chainguard/apache-hoppkg:apk/chainguard/apache-hop-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/apache-pulsar-4.0pkg:apk/chainguard/apache-pulsar-4.2pkg:apk/chainguard/apache-pulsar-fips-4.0pkg:apk/chainguard/apicurio-registrypkg:apk/chainguard/celeborn-0.5pkg:apk/chainguard/celeborn-0.6pkg:apk/chainguard/hono-adapter-mqttpkg:apk/chainguard/hono-clipkg:apk/chainguard/hono-service-authpkg:apk/chainguard/hono-service-command-routerpkg:apk/chainguard/hono-service-device-registry-jdbcpkg:apk/chainguard/keycloak-26.6pkg:apk/chainguard/keycloak-26.6-iamguarded-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/keycloak-26.6-operatorpkg:apk/chainguard/keycloak-fips-26.6pkg:apk/chainguard/keycloak-fips-26.6-iamguarded-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/keycloak-fips-26.6-operatorpkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-1.20-dispatcher-loompkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-1.20-receiver-loompkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-1.21-dispatcher-loompkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-1.21-receiver-loompkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-1.22-dispatcher-loompkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-1.22-receiver-loompkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-fips-1.20-dispatcher-loompkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-fips-1.20-receiver-loompkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-fips-1.21-dispatcher-loompkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-fips-1.21-receiver-loompkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-fips-1.22-dispatcher-loompkg:apk/chainguard/knative-kafka-broker-fips-1.22-receiver-loompkg:apk/chainguard/management-api-for-apache-cassandra-4.0pkg:apk/chainguard/management-api-for-apache-cassandra-4.1pkg:apk/chainguard/management-api-for-apache-cassandra-5.0pkg:apk/chainguard/neo4j-2026.05pkg:apk/chainguard/pinotpkg:apk/chainguard/pinot-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/request-9047-keycloak-fips-26.4pkg:apk/chainguard/request-9047-keycloak-fips-26.4-iamguarded-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/request-9047-keycloak-fips-26.4-operatorpkg:apk/chainguard/request-9047-keycloak-fips-26.5pkg:apk/chainguard/request-9047-keycloak-fips-26.5-iamguarded-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/request-9047-keycloak-fips-26.5-operatorpkg:apk/chainguard/request-9047-keycloak-fips-26.6pkg:apk/chainguard/request-9047-keycloak-fips-26.6-iamguarded-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/request-9047-keycloak-fips-26.6-operatorpkg:apk/chainguard/seata-serverpkg:apk/chainguard/thingsboard-tb-mqtt-transportpkg:apk/chainguard/thingsboard-tb-nodepkg:apk/chainguard/trino-plugin-delta-lakepkg:apk/chainguard/trino-plugin-exchange-filesystempkg:apk/chainguard/trino-plugin-exchange-hdfspkg:apk/chainguard/trino-plugin-hivepkg:apk/chainguard/trino-plugin-hudipkg:apk/chainguard/trino-plugin-icebergpkg:apk/chainguard/trino-plugin-lakehousepkg:apk/chainguard/trino-plugin-pinotpkg:apk/chainguard/zipkinpkg:apk/wolfi/apache-activemq-artemispkg:apk/wolfi/apache-pulsar-4.2pkg:apk/wolfi/apicurio-registrypkg:apk/wolfi/celeborn-0.5pkg:apk/wolfi/celeborn-0.6pkg:apk/wolfi/keycloak-26.6pkg:apk/wolfi/keycloak-26.6-iamguarded-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/keycloak-26.6-operatorpkg:apk/wolfi/management-api-for-apache-cassandra-5.0pkg:apk/wolfi/neo4j-2026.05pkg:apk/wolfi/thingsboard-tb-mqtt-transportpkg:apk/wolfi/thingsboard-tb-nodepkg:apk/wolfi/trino-plugin-delta-lakepkg:apk/wolfi/trino-plugin-exchange-filesystempkg:apk/wolfi/trino-plugin-exchange-hdfspkg:apk/wolfi/trino-plugin-hivepkg:apk/wolfi/trino-plugin-hudipkg:apk/wolfi/trino-plugin-icebergpkg:apk/wolfi/trino-plugin-lakehousepkg:apk/wolfi/trino-plugin-pinotpkg:apk/wolfi/zipkinpkg:rpm/opensuse/netty&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-cc37-9q2j-3hfvghsaADVISORY
- github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-cc37-9q2j-3hfvnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44893ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.FinalnvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.FinalnvdRelease NotesWEB
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