{"id":"CVE-2026-56819","summary":"Netty: HTTP/2 decompression leaks ByteBuf reference count when the decompressor channel is already closed (Direct memory leak / OOM DoS)","details":"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.","aliases":["GHSA-93wv-jw9v-4972"],"modified":"2026-07-24T04:02:47.231182027Z","published":"2026-07-21T22:11:17.470Z","database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"GitHub_M","cwe_ids":["CWE-400","CWE-401"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/56xxx/CVE-2026-56819.json"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.136.Final"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.16.Final"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/56xxx/CVE-2026-56819.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-93wv-jw9v-4972"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56819"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/5b68c61f37aa4a3045cba624cbea239655c9003b"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/bb2ff68a1fb71cb4b0eb9a9e17b66c52aff680c6"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/netty/netty","events":[{"introduced":"09e64d259c99be8b5b2a471a78f11e65eb82598a"},{"fixed":"3703d79669ee024f6483c9d8697ac58ba546df33"},{"introduced":"446b38db5220a3934064ee4e26f40d81dfa6b714"},{"fixed":"fca0764703b3bb59c6e6dc5d29c6d9710d35c0e6"}],"database_specific":{"source":"AFFECTED_FIELD","extracted_events":[{"introduced":"4.2.0.Final"},{"fixed":"4.2.16.Final"},{"introduced":"4.1.0.Final"},{"fixed":"4.1.136.Final"}]}}],"versions":["netty-4.1.135.Final","netty-4.2.15.Final","netty-4.1.134.Final","netty-4.2.14.Final","netty-4.1.133.Final","netty-4.2.13.Final","netty-4.2.12.Final","netty-4.1.132.Final","netty-4.2.11.Final","netty-4.1.131.Final","netty-4.2.10.Final","netty-4.2.9.Final","netty-4.1.130.Final","netty-4.2.8.Final","netty-4.1.129.Final","netty-4.1.128.Final","netty-4.2.7.Final","netty-4.2.6.Final","netty-4.1.127.Final","netty-4.2.5.Final","netty-4.1.126.Final","netty-4.1.125.Final","netty-4.2.4.Final","netty-4.1.124.Final","netty-4.1.123.Final","netty-4.2.3.Final","netty-4.2.2.Final","netty-4.1.122.Final","netty-4.2.1.Final","netty-4.1.121.Final","netty-4.1.120.Final","netty-4.2.0.Final","netty-4.1.119.Final","netty-4.1.118.Final","netty-4.1.117.Final","netty-4.1.116.Final","netty-4.1.115.Final","netty-4.1.114.Final","netty-4.1.113.Final","netty-4.1.112.Final","netty-4.1.111.Final","netty-4.1.110.Final","netty-4.1.109.Final","netty-4.1.108.Final","netty-4.1.107.Final","netty-4.1.106.Final","netty-4.1.105.Final","netty-4.1.104.Final","netty-4.1.103.Final","netty-4.1.102.Final","netty-4.1.101.Final","netty-4.1.100.Final","netty-4.1.99.Final","netty-4.1.98.Final","netty-4.1.97.Final","netty-4.1.96.Final","netty-4.1.95.Final","netty-4.1.94.Final","netty-4.1.93.Final","netty-4.1.92.Final","netty-4.1.91.Final","netty-4.1.90.Final","netty-4.1.89.Final","netty-4.1.88.Final","netty-4.1.87.Final","netty-4.1.86.Final","netty-4.1.85.Final","netty-4.1.84.Final","netty-4.1.83.Final","netty-4.1.82.Final","netty-4.1.81.Final","netty-4.1.80.Final","netty-4.1.79.Final","netty-4.1.78.Final","netty-4.1.77.Final","netty-4.1.76.Final","netty-4.1.75.Final","netty-4.1.74.Final","netty-4.1.73.Final","netty-4.1.72.Final","netty-4.1.71.Final","netty-4.1.70.Final","netty-4.1.69.Final","netty-4.1.68.Final","netty-4.1.67.Final","netty-4.1.66.Final","netty-4.1.65.Final","netty-4.1.64.Final","netty-4.1.63.Final","netty-4.1.62.Final","netty-4.1.61.Final","netty-4.1.60.Final","netty-4.1.59.Final","netty-4.1.58.Final","netty-4.1.57.Final","netty-4.1.56.Final","netty-4.1.55.Final","netty-4.1.54.Final","netty-4.1.53.Final","netty-4.1.52.Final","netty-4.1.51.Final","netty-4.1.50.Final","netty-4.1.49.Final","netty-4.1.48.Final","netty-4.1.47.Final","netty-4.1.46.Final","netty-4.1.45.Final","netty-4.1.44.Final","netty-4.1.43.Final","netty-4.1.42.Final","netty-4.1.41.Final","netty-4.1.40.Final","netty-4.1.39.Final","netty-4.1.38.Final","netty-4.1.37.Final","netty-4.1.36.Final","netty-4.1.35.Final","netty-4.1.34.Final","netty-4.1.33.Final","netty-4.1.32.Final","netty-4.1.31.Final","netty-4.1.30.Final","netty-4.1.29.Final","netty-4.1.28.Final","netty-4.1.27.Final","netty-4.1.26.Final","netty-4.1.25.Final","netty-4.1.24.Final","netty-4.1.23.Final","netty-4.1.22.Final","netty-4.1.21.Final","netty-4.1.20.Final","netty-4.1.19.Final","netty-4.1.18.Final","netty-4.1.17.Final","netty-4.1.16.Final","netty-4.1.15.Final","netty-4.1.14.Final","netty-4.1.13.Final","netty-4.1.12.Final","netty-4.1.11.Final","netty-4.1.10.Final","netty-4.1.9.Final","netty-4.1.8.Final","netty-4.1.7.Final","netty-4.1.6.Final","netty-4.1.5.Final","netty-4.1.4.Final","netty-4.1.3.Final","netty-4.1.2.Final","netty-4.1.1.Final","netty-4.1.0.Final"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-56819.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}