CVE-2026-55831High· 7.5▾ TwilightA flaw was found in Netty, a network application framework. A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted SPDY/3.1 SETTINGS frame, could cause the SPDY SETTINGS decoder to create a large number of map entries. This excessive processing…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 41.3 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Last analysed / modified upstream
A flaw was found in Netty, a network application framework. A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted SPDY/3.1 SETTINGS frame, could cause the SPDY SETTINGS decoder to create a large number of map entries. This excessive processing and memory allocation can lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to heap growth and increased CPU usage.
io.netty/netty-codec-http: Netty: Denial of Service via SPDY SETTINGS frame processing — rated Important by Red Hat. Released 2026-07-20, updated 2026-09-21.
Affected:
Fixed:
No fix planned:
Not affected:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68333 Before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings.
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update). https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66545 Before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings.
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update). https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66488
Workarounds / mitigations:
Affected packages:
io.netty:netty-codec-http >= 4.2.0.Final, <= 4.2.15.Finalio.netty:netty-codec-http >= 4.1.0.Final, <= 4.1.135.FinalPatched in:
io.netty:netty-codec-http 4.2.16.Finalio.netty:netty-codec-http 4.1.136.FinalConnected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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