Netty: Unix-socket fd receive leaks descriptors when peer sends two at once
netty_unix_socket_recvFd sets msg_control to char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))] (line 940) — 24 bytes on 64-bit Linux. A peer-sent SCM_RIGHTS cmsg carrying two ints has cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(8) = 24, which fits exactly with no MSG_CTRUNC, so the kernel installs both fds in the receiving process. The subsequent check cmsg->cmsg_len == CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int)) (line 972, expected 20) fails, the branch that would read the fd is skipped, and neither installed fd is closed. The for(;;) loop calls recvmsg again (non-blocking → EAGAIN → Java maps to 0 → read loop exits normally), leaving two leaked fds per message. There is no MSG_CTRUNC handling. Reachable via Epoll/KQueue DomainSocketChannel when the application opts into DomainSocketReadMode.FILE_DESCRIPTORS (non-default).
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll | >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final, < 4.1.135.Final | 4.2.15.Final, 4.1.135.Final |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.netty:netty-transport-native-kqueue | >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final, < 4.1.135.Final | 4.2.15.Final, 4.1.135.Final |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200, CWE-772- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll, io.netty:netty-transport-native-kqueue- Disclosed
- 08.06.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w573-9ffj-6ff9 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll
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