Medium · published August 27, 2026
The vulnerability occurs when a client sends HTTP/1.1 pipelined requests over a single connection, causing the Reactor Netty HTTP server to consume an excessive amount of memory.
Reactor Netty 1.3.0 - 1.3.6
Reactor Netty 1.1.0 - 1.2.18
Reactor Netty 1.0.52 and earlier
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pivotal/reactor_netty | < 1.0.53 | 1.0.53 |
| pivotal/reactor_netty | ≥ 1.1.0, < 1.2.19 | 1.2.19 |
| pivotal/reactor_netty | ≥ 1.3.0, < 1.3.6.1 | 1.3.6.1 |