Vulnerability in io.netty:netty-codec-haproxy (CVE-2026-48059)
Summary
Vulnerability in io.netty:netty-codec-haproxy (CVE-2026-48059). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via PP2_TYPE_SSL. Mitigation: upgrade to 4.1.135.Final or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Impact
The HAProxy PROXY protocol v2 codec in netty leaks native or heap memory on every connection when a client sends a syntactically valid header containing nested PP2_TYPE_SSL TLVs (type-length-value records) at depth two or greater. The leak occurs on the successful parse path — no exception is thrown, the message fires downstream, the decoder removes itself, and the application releases the HAProxyMessage normally. Yet the underlying cumulation buffer (a pooled, potentially direct ByteBuf allocated by the channel) remains permanently pinned.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-48059 has been found in io.netty:netty-codec-haproxy.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like PP2_TYPE_SSL 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-codec-haproxy to 4.1.135.Final or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "io.netty:netty-codec-haproxy CVE-2026-48059" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-48059 (io.netty:netty-codec-haproxy) — CWE-401 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: PP2_TYPE_SSL / HAProxyMessage / ByteBuf
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-401) exists in io.netty:netty-codec-haproxy. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via PP2_TYPE_SSL without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of io.netty:netty-codec-haproxy. Attack surface: PP2_TYPE_SSL / HAProxyMessage / ByteBuf.
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-codec-haproxy 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-codec-haproxy 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-2026-48059 netty
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48059 netty
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