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TI-2026-35483 Aliases CVE-2026-48040GHSA-32hf-8jw3-v4qq

Out-of-bounds read in netty-incubator-codec-ohttp

Priority LOW 37CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

The netty incubator codec.bhttp is a java language binary http parser. The library implements Oblivious HTTP (RFC 9458) using BoringSSL's HPKE C library via JNI. When deriving native memory addresses for cryptographic operations versions prior to 0.0.22.Final provide a fallback path for direct ByteBufs that do not expose their memory address through `hasMemoryAddress()`. This fallback occurs when `sun.misc.Unsafe` is unavailable to Netty — for example, when the JVM is started with `-Dio.netty.noUnsafe=true`, when a SecurityManager restricts Unsafe access, or when running on non-HotSpot JVMs. In these configurations, Netty's default `PooledByteBufAllocator` returns `PooledDirectByteBuf` instances for which `hasMemoryAddress()` returns false. Under the enabling JVM configuration, an unauthenticated network attacker can cause the OHTTP gateway to corrupt memory belonging to other concurrent connections and disclose the contents of adjacent pooled direct buffers by triggering cryptographic operations with crafted OHTTP requests. The corruption occurs regardless of whether the AEAD tag verification succeeds, as BoringSSL zeroizes the output buffer on failure. The information disclosure path provides the attacker with the encryption key needed to extract the leaked data. This violates the confidentiality and integrity of all connections sharing the same Netty buffer arena. Version 0.0.22.Final fixes the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00174 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed netty-incubator-codec-ohttp (netty): 0.0.22.Finalio.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp-hpke-native-boringssl (Maven): 0.0.22.Final

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
nettynetty-incubator-codec-ohttpbefore 0.0.22.Final0.0.22.FinalPatch availableCNA
—io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp-hpke-native-boringssl (Maven)before 0.0.22.Final0.0.22.FinalPatch availableGHSA-32hf-8jw3-v4qq
  • netty-incubator-codec-ohttp Vendornetty Affected before 0.0.22.Final Fixed in 0.0.22.Final Patch available CNA
  • io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp-hpke-native-boringssl (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.22.Final Fixed in 0.0.22.Final Patch available GHSA-32hf-8jw3-v4qq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.0.22Vulnerablenetty
  • cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.0.22 Vulnerable ·netty

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA netty-incubator-codec-ohttp (netty) Fixed in 0.0.22.Final
  • Fix · GHSA-32hf-8jw3-v4qq io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp-hpke-native-boringssl (Maven) Fixed in 0.0.22.Final Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48040
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32hf-8jw3-v4qq

References

  • TI-2024-23951 netty-incubator-codec-ohttp's BoringSSLAEADContext Repeats Nonces CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-27053 Absent Input Validation in BinaryHttpParser in the netty incubator codec.bhttp CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-29826 netty-incubator-codec-ohttp's HPKEContext operations may produce empty byte[] on failures CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9

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