CVE-2026-59901

EUVD-2026-50440

29.07.2026, 18:16

Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final, the `Bzip2Decoder` handler in Netty's compression codec pipeline is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack through a malformed bzip2 stream that permanently captures the event-loop thread in an infinite loop. The vulnerability exists in the run-length encoding (RLE) state machine within [`Bzip2BlockDecompressor.read()`]. This issue has been fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.

Infinite Loop

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	UNKNOWN				---

Awaiting analysis

This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: Unknown

Debian Releases

Debian Product

Codename

netty

bookworm	vulnerable
bookworm (security)	vulnerable
bullseye	vulnerable
bullseye (security)	vulnerable
forky	vulnerable
sid	vulnerable
trixie	vulnerable
trixie (security)	vulnerable

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
The program contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Vulnerability Media Exposure

[GERMAN] Netty: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Netty ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsprüfungen zu umgehen, Anfragen oder Header zu manipulieren, Zertifikatsprüfungen zu unterlaufen sowie einen Denial of Service zu verursachen.
Published: 2026-07-14T22:00:00+00:00

References

https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-558v-64gr-wgg4