netty-codec-http2: ByteBuf Reference-Count Leak in DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener Leads to Memory Exhaustion_CVE-2026-48043

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    "description": "Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In netty-codec-http2 prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, the `DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener` class orchestrates HTTP/2 decompression by embedding a per-stream `EmbeddedChannel` that runs the appropriate decompression codec (gzip, deflate, zstd) and forwards decompressed chunks to a wrapped listener. Each decompressed chunk is a pooled `ByteBuf` handed to an anonymous `ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter` tail handler, which becomes the sole owner responsible for releasing it. A remote peer could send frames that would result in the flow-controller throwing and so trigger a resource leak which at the end might take down the whole JVM due OOME. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.",
    "published": "2026-06-12T14:39:52.498Z",
    "modified": "2026-06-12T14:39:52.498Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "netty-codec-http2: ByteBuf Reference-Count Leak in DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener Leads to Memory Exhaustion",
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    "references": "https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-c2gf-v879-257j\nhttps://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final\nhttps://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final",
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