CVE-2026-116541
netty-tcnative before 2.0.84.Final Denial of Service via BIO Write Overcount
Description
Netty netty-tcnative before 2.0.84.Final contains a denial of service vulnerability in the tcn_write_to_bytebuffer BIO write callback that overreports bytes consumed. Remote TLS 1.3 peers can provoke queued post-handshake records like NewSessionTicket or KeyUpdate to truncate flights, fail connections, or abort the JVM process.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 26, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 26, 2026, 4:54 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-116541
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update netty-tcnative to version 2.0.84.Final or later.
- Apply vendor patches for netty-tcnative.
- Review BIO write callback handling.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 26, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Netty netty-tcnative before 2.0.84.Final contains a denial of service vulnerability in the tcn_write_to_bytebuffer BIO write callback that overreports bytes consumed. Remote TLS 1.3 peers can provoke queued post-handshake records like NewSessionTicket or KeyUpdate to truncate flights, fail connections, or abort the JVM process. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-682 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/116xxx/CVE-2026-116541.json">CVE-2026-116541</a> Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/blob/netty-tcnative-parent-2.0.83.Final/openssl-dynamic/src/main/c/ssl.c#L240 Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/commit/e31df4a5885b35085fdfa3e2dca7c1f705d4745b Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/releases/tag/netty-tcnative-parent-2.0.84.Final Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/security/advisories/GHSA-9xr3-jwv4-r489 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netty-tcnative-before-2.0.84-final-denial-of-service-via-bio-write-overcount