CVE-2026-116541
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.2
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-26 16:17:19.527000
Last modified
2026-10-26 20:17:55.630000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-26T16:17:19.527",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T20:17:55.630",
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