DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44894
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.
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44894
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44894
netty
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 1:4.1.48-10
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/affected/0/versions1:4.1.48-11Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1:4.1.48-12Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1:4.1.48-13Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1:4.1.48-14Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1:4.1.48-15Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1:4.1.48-16Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1:4.1.48-7Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1:4.1.48-7+deb12u1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1:4.1.48-8Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1:4.1.48-9Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
netty
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- 1:4.1.48-10
Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1:4.1.48-11Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1:4.1.48-12Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1:4.1.48-13Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1:4.1.48-14Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1:4.1.48-15Source reference:
/affected/1/versions1:4.1.48-16Source reference:
/affected/1/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
netty
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- 1:4.1.48-10
Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1:4.1.48-11Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1:4.1.48-12Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1:4.1.48-13Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1:4.1.48-14Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1:4.1.48-15Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1:4.1.48-16Source reference:
/affected/2/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
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