CVE-2026-50011 — Netty has unbounded pre-allocation in RedisArrayAggregator from RESP array length

Description (CNA)

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, RedisArrayAggregator pre-allocates ArrayList with initial capacity equal to the RESP array element count declared in an array header. That count is taken from the wire before the corresponding child messages exist. A small malicious header can claim a huge initial capacity. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
netty / netty	affected >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final; affected < 4.1.135.Final

CWE

CWE-400, CWE-770

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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redhat-SADP

A flaw was found in Netty, a network application framework. The RedisArrayAggregator component pre-allocates memory based on the declared element count in a Redis array header. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a small, malicious Redis array header that claims a huge initial capacity, leading to excessive memory pre-allocation. This can result in a denial of service (DoS) due to resource exhaustion.