CVE-2026-44250

CVE-2026-44250 describes memory exhaustion DoS in Netty’s RedisArrayAggregator. Affected: io.netty:netty-codec-redis in versions prior to 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final. Root cause: processing of deeply nested Redis arrays from a crafted payload causes unbounded AggregateState/ArrayList allocatio...

Netty's Lack of Lifecycle Cleanup Leads to Pooled ByteBuf Leak in RedisArrayAggregator

Impact The RedisArrayAggregator handler permanently leaks pooled direct-memory buffers when a Redis pipeline connection closes before a RESP array aggregate completes. The handler retains child messages in per-handler state depths field but defines no channelInactive, handlerRemoved, or...

PT-2026-48682

Impact The RedisArrayAggregator handler permanently leaks pooled direct-memory buffers when a Redis pipeline connection closes before a RESP array aggregate completes. The handler retains child messages in per-handler state depths field but defines no channelInactive, handlerRemoved, or...

Netty: Memory Exhaustion in RedisArrayAggregator due to Deeply Nested Arrays

Summary An attacker can cause DoS by sending a crafted Redis payload with deeply nested arrays. This forces the server to allocate a massive number of state objects and collections, leading to memory exhaustion and an OutOfMemoryError. Details io.netty.handler.codec.redis.RedisArrayAggregator...

PT-2026-47543

Summary An attacker can cause DoS by sending a crafted Redis payload with deeply nested arrays. This forces the server to allocate a massive number of state objects and collections, leading to memory exhaustion and an OutOfMemoryError. Details io.netty.handler.codec.redis.RedisArrayAggregator...