Vulnerability in io.netty:netty-transport-sctp (CVE-2026-46340)
Summary
Vulnerability in io.netty:netty-transport-sctp (CVE-2026-46340). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via complete. Mitigation: upgrade to 4.1.135.Final or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
For each non-complete SctpMessage fragment the handler does fragments.put(streamId, Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(frag, byteBuf)), wrapping the previous accumulator and the new slice into a new CompositeByteBuf every time. After N fragments the accumulator is an N-deep chain of composites, each holding references and component arrays; readableBytes()/getBytes() on the final buffer recurse N levels. There is no limit on N, on total bytes, or on the number of streamIdentifiers an attacker can open (each gets its own map entry). A peer that never sets the complete flag can grow this structure indefinitely from tiny 1-byte DATA chunks.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-46340 has been found in io.netty:netty-transport-sctp.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like complete over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: upgrade io.netty:netty-transport-sctp to 4.1.135.Final or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "io.netty:netty-transport-sctp CVE-2026-46340" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-46340 (io.netty:netty-transport-sctp) — CWE-770 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: complete
Patched: 4.1.135.Final — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-770) exists in io.netty:netty-transport-sctp. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via complete without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of io.netty:netty-transport-sctp. Attack surface: complete.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 4.1.135.Final.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで io.netty:netty-transport-sctp を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Apply patch patch
Upgrade io.netty:netty-transport-sctp to 4.1.135.Finalステージング環境で 4.1.135.Final に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46340 netty
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46340 netty
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
- patch security-advisories@github.com
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- web access.redhat.com
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