Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime Affecting io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp package, versions [,0.0.23.Final)
Threat Intelligence
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- published29 Aug 2026
- disclosed20 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 20 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-54251 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp to version 0.0.23.Final or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime in the OHttpServerCodec process. An attacker can cause a native direct memory leak by sending encrypted client requests with invalid AEAD tags, leading to resource exhaustion and potential denial of service.