Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common package, versions [,4.1.135.Final)[4.2.0.Final,4.2.15.Final)
Threat Intelligence
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- published9 Jun 2026
- disclosed8 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 8 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-45536 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common to version 4.1.135.Final, 4.2.15.Final or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in the netty_unix_socket_recvFd function. An attacker can cause file descriptor leaks by sending two file descriptors at once via a Unix domain socket, leading to resource exhaustion and potential denial of service.
Note:
This is only exploitable if the application opts into DomainSocketReadMode.FILE_DESCRIPTORS.