GHSA-H2QV-FJ59-J46J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-11 20:19 – Updated: 2026-09-18 15:31
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Summary
Netty HAProxy: Unbalanced Reference Count in Nested PP2_TYPE_SSL TLV Parsing Leads to Memory Exhaustion
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Impact

The HAProxy PROXY protocol v2 codec in netty leaks native or heap memory on every connection when a client sends a syntactically valid header containing nested PP2_TYPE_SSL TLVs (type-length-value records) at depth two or greater. The leak occurs on the successful parse path — no exception is thrown, the message fires downstream, the decoder removes itself, and the application releases the HAProxyMessage normally. Yet the underlying cumulation buffer (a pooled, potentially direct ByteBuf allocated by the channel) remains permanently pinned.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.2.14.Final"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "io.netty:netty-codec-haproxy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.2.15.Final"
            }
          ],
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        }
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    },
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      },
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      },
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            }
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        }
      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-48059"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1286",
      "CWE-401"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-11T20:19:27Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-12T16:16:30Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nThe HAProxy PROXY protocol v2 codec in netty leaks native or heap memory on every connection when a client sends a syntactically valid header containing nested `PP2_TYPE_SSL` TLVs (type-length-value records) at depth two or greater. The leak occurs on the successful parse path \u2014 no exception is thrown, the message fires downstream, the decoder removes itself, and the application releases the `HAProxyMessage` normally. Yet the underlying cumulation buffer (a pooled, potentially direct `ByteBuf` allocated by the channel) remains permanently pinned.",
  "id": "GHSA-h2qv-fj59-j46j",
  "modified": "2026-09-18T15:31:40Z",
  "published": "2026-06-11T20:19:27Z",
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488437"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26586"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26018"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Netty HAProxy: Unbalanced Reference Count in Nested PP2_TYPE_SSL TLV Parsing Leads to Memory Exhaustion"
}



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