Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting strimzi-kafka-operator package, versions <0.51.0-r26


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-STRIMZIKAFKAOPERATOR-16786625
  • published21 May 2026
  • disclosed13 May 2026

Introduced: 13 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-42577  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard strimzi-kafka-operator to version 0.51.0-r26 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream strimzi-kafka-operator package and not the strimzi-kafka-operator package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. From 4.2.0.Final to 4.2.13.Final , Netty's epoll transport fails to detect and close TCP connections that receive a RST after being half-closed, leading to stale channels that are never cleaned up and, in some code paths, a 100% CPU busy-loop in the event loop thread. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.13.Final.