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Ubuntu 25.10: Vital Netty HTTP Denial of Service Vulnerabilities USN-7918-1

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Netty.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7918-1
December 09, 2025

netty vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Netty.

Software Description:
- netty: event-driven asynchronous network application framework

Details:

Jeppe Bonde Weikop discovered that Netty incorrectly parsed HTTP
messages. When Netty is used with certain reverse proxies, a
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request
smuggling attacks. (CVE-2025-58056)

Jonas Konrad discovered that Netty did not properly manage memory when
decoding compressed data. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause Netty to consume excessive memory, resulting in a denial
of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu
20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 25.04, and
Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-58057)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  libnetty-java                   1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.10.2

Ubuntu 25.04
  libnetty-java                   1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.04.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libnetty-java                   1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libnetty-java                   1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libnetty-java                   1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libnetty-java                   1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libnetty-java                   1:4.0.34-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7918-1
  CVE-2025-58056, CVE-2025-58057

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netty/1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netty/1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.04.2
  
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netty/1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 25.10: Vital Netty HTTP Denial of Service Vulnerabilities USN-7918-1

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 10, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several Netty security issues fixed in Ubuntu affecting various releases. Update recommended for continued security.
Several security issues were fixed in Netty.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Netty. Software Description: - netty: event-driven asynchronous network application framework Details: Jeppe Bonde Weikop discovered that Netty incorrectly parsed HTTP messages. When Netty is used with certain reverse proxies, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks. (CVE-2025-58056) Jonas Konrad discovered that Netty did not properly manage memory when decoding compressed data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Netty to consume excessive memory, resulting in a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 25.04, and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-58057)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 libnetty-java 1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.10.2 Ubuntu 25.04 libnetty-java 1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.04.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libnetty-java 1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libnetty-java 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libnetty-java 1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libnetty-java 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libnetty-java 1:4.0.34-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7918-1

CVE-2025-58056, CVE-2025-58057

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7918-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netty/1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netty/1:4.1.48-10ubuntu0.25.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netty/1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.1

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