UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44894

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-44894
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44894.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44894
Upstream
Published
2026-06-12T15:16:00Z
Modified
2026-06-30T18:15:56.060931835Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. NoQuicTokenHandler is the tokenHandler used when the application does not set one. Prior to version 4.2.15.Final, its writeToken() returns false (server will not send Retry — acceptable), but validateToken() unconditionally return 0. In QuicheQuicServerCodec.handlePacket(), a non-negative return from validateToken() is interpreted as 'token is valid, ODCID starts at offset 0', causing the server to call quiche_accept as if the client's address had been validated by a Retry round-trip. Per RFC 9000 §8.1, a validated address lifts the 3× anti-amplification send limit. Thus any attacker who includes ANY non-empty token bytes in an Initial packet — with a spoofed victim source IP — causes the Netty server to treat the victim as validated and reflect full-size handshake flights (certificates, etc.) toward it without the 3× cap. The correct 'no token handler' semantics would be to return -1 (invalid) so the normal un-validated path and amplification limit apply. Version 4.2.15.Final patches the issue.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:25.10
netty

Package

Name
netty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/netty?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:4.*
1:4.1.48-10
1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.10.1
1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.10.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnetty-java",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.10.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44894.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
netty

Package

Name
netty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/netty?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*
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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnetty-java",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.6.Final-2+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44894.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
netty

Package

Name
netty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/netty?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*
1:3.2.6.Final-2
1:4.*
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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnetty-java",
            "binary_version": "1:4.0.34-1ubuntu0.1~esm4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44894.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
netty

Package

Name
netty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/netty?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:4.*
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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnetty-java",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm6"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44894.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
netty

Package

Name
netty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/netty?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:4.*
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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnetty-java",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm6"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44894.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
netty

Package

Name
netty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/netty?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:4.*
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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnetty-java",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.1+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44894.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
netty

Package

Name
netty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/netty?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:4.*
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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnetty-java",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.1+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44894.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
netty

Package

Name
netty
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/netty?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fresolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:4.*
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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnetty-buffer-java",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.48-16ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnetty-common-java",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.48-16ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnetty-java",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.48-16ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44894.json"