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.
History

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-393
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netty
Netty netty-tcnative
Netty netty-tcnative-boringssl-static
Vendors & Products Netty
Netty netty-tcnative
Netty netty-tcnative-boringssl-static

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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.
Title netty-tcnative before 2.0.84.Final Denial of Service via BIO Write Overcount
Weaknesses CWE-682
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-26T14:59:40.847Z

Updated: 2026-10-26T19:48:35.492Z

Reserved: 2026-10-26T14:30:58.066Z

Link: CVE-2026-116541

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T19:46:15.919Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-26T16:17:19.527

Modified: 2026-10-26T20:17:55.630

Link: CVE-2026-116541

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-26T14:59:40Z

Links: CVE-2026-116541 - Bugzilla