CVE-2025-24970
CVE-2025-24970 · SslHandler doesn't correctly validate packets which can lead to native crash when using native SSLEngine
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Netty, an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework, has a vulnerability starting in version 4.1.91.Final and prior to version 4.1.118.Final. When a special crafted packet is received via SslHandler it doesn't correctly handle validation of such a packet in all cases which can lead to a native crash. Version 4.1.118.Final contains a patch. As workaround its possible to either disable the usage of the native SSLEngine or change the code manually.
CVSS 7.5 · High · EPSS 2.2%
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
netty
- Versions
- >= 4.1.91.Final, <= 4.1.117.Final: Affected
No fix published
netty Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:3.2.6.Final-2
- 1:3.2.6.Final-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1
- 1:3.2.6.Final-2+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:3.2.6.Final-2
- 1:4.0.32-1
- 1:4.0.33-1
- 1:4.0.34-1
- 1:4.0.34-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- 1:4.0.34-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
- 1:4.0.34-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
- 1:4.0.34-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
- 1:4.0.34-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:4.1.7-4
- 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
- 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1
- 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm1
- 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm2
- 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm3
- 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm4
- 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm5
- 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm6
- 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm7
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:4.1.33-1
- 1:4.1.33-2
- 1:4.1.33-3
- 1:4.1.45-1
- 1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- 1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
- 1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
- 1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
- 1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
- 1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm7
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:4.1.48-4
- 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u1build0.22.04.1
- 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2build0.22.04.1
- 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.1~esm1
- 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.1~esm2
- 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.1
- 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.1+esm1
- 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.1+esm3
- 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.2
- 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.2+esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:4.1.48-7
- 1:4.1.48-8
- 1:4.1.48-9
- 1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.1~esm1
- 1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.1~esm2
- 1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.1
- 1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.1+esm1
- 1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.1+esm3
- 1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.2
- 1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.2+esm1
- 1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.2+esm2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 1:4.1.48-10
- 1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.10.1
- 1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.10.2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 1:4.1.48-16
- 1:4.1.48-16ubuntu1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:4.1.48-10
- 1:4.1.48-11
- 1:4.1.48-12
- 1:4.1.48-13
- 1:4.1.48-14
- 1:4.1.48-16
- 1:4.1.48-16ubuntu0.1~esm2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-4g8c-wm8x-jfhw
- https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/87f40725155b2f89adfde68c7732f97c153676c4
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250221-0005/
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24970-netty-vulnerability-detection
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24970-netty-vulnerability-mitigation
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24970