netty-handler: netty-handler: IPv6 subnet rule bypass due to incorrect masking operation

A flaw was found in netty-handler, a component of the Netty network application framework. A remote attacker can exploit an incorrect masking operation in the IpSubnetFilterRule.compareTo function to bypass configured IPv6 subnet rules. This allows valid public IP addresses to circumvent intended...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44249

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In netty-handler prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, an attacker can bypass IPv6 subnet rules due to an incorrect masking operation in IpSubnetFilterRule.compareTo. Valid public IP addresses ca...