GHSA-vmr9-j6wf-pmh2
netty-incubator-codec-ohttp: [OHttpServerCodec] Native Direct-Memory Leak on AEAD Decryption Failure Leads to Gateway Denial of Service
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp | < 0.0.23.Final | 0.0.23.Final |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
The **netty-incubator-codec-ohttp** library implements Oblivious HTTP (OHTTP) gateway and client functionality using Netty's `ByteBuf` memory management. When an OHTTP gateway processes encrypted client requests, it allocates a pooled direct (native off-heap) `ByteBuf` to hold the decrypted plaintext before the AEAD tag is verified. If the AEAD tag check fails — meaning the ciphertext is invalid — the decryption method throws a `CryptoException`, but the allocated buffer is never released because no `try/finally` block guards the allocation.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.