CVE-2026-44892 Netty has a Vulnerable Default Configuration Which Leads to Denial of Service via Unbounded HTTP/3 Header Size

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to version 4.2.15.Final, the default configuration of the Http3ConnectionHandler in the Netty HTTP/3 codec lacks an enforced maximum header size limit. When a peer does not explicitly specify...

CVE-2026-44892

CVE-2026-44892 affects Netty’s HTTP/3 codec. Before 4.2.15.Final, Http3ConnectionHandler defaults allow an unbounded maximum header size when HTTP3_SETTINGS_MAX_FIELD_SECTION_SIZE isn’t specified, enabling a malicious peer to flood headers and cause memory exhaustion (OutOfMemoryError) with netwo...

AZL-41787 CVE-2022-2879 affecting package skopeo for versions less than 1.14.4-1

Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to allocate unbounded amounts of memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion or panics. After fix, Reader.Read limits the maximum size of header blocks to 1 MiB...