Vulnerability in io.netty:netty-codec-dns (CVE-2026-73508)
Summary
Vulnerability in io.netty:netty-codec-dns (CVE-2026-73508). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via IDN.toASCII. Mitigation: upgrade to 4.1.136.Final or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final, io.netty.handler.codec.dns.AbstractDnsRecord, io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DefaultDnsRecordDecoder.decodeRecord(), and io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DnsCodecUtil.decompressDomainName() failed to release retained or newly allocated ByteBuf objects when IDN.toASCII() or encodeDomainName() rejected a malformed domain name, allowing unauthenticated remote DNS packets to leak direct memory incrementally until denial of service. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-73508 has been found in io.netty:netty-codec-dns.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like IDN.toASCII over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: upgrade io.netty:netty-codec-dns to 4.1.136.Final or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "io.netty:netty-codec-dns CVE-2026-73508" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-73508 (io.netty:netty-codec-dns) — CWE-772 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: IDN.toASCII / IllegalArgumentException / DnsRecord / out
Patched: 4.1.136.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-772) exists in io.netty:netty-codec-dns. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via IDN.toASCII without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of io.netty:netty-codec-dns. Attack surface: IDN.toASCII / IllegalArgumentException / DnsRecord / out.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 4.1.136.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-dns 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-dns to 4.1.136.Finalステージング環境で 4.1.136.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-2026-73508 netty
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73508 netty
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- patch github.com
- patch github.com
- web github.com
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- web github.com
- web github.com