Netty: Memory Exhaustion in SctpMessageCompletionHandler

Date Aug 17, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product Maven ยท io.netty:netty-transport-sctp
CVE CVE-2026-59902
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-59902

Summary

Netty: Memory Exhaustion in SctpMessageCompletionHandler

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for io.netty:netty-transport-sctp. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

Operator check

Check whether io.netty:netty-transport-sctp is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available.

Sources

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