CVE-2021-37136

libnetty-java: The Bzip2 decompression decoder function doesn't allow setting sizerestrictions on the decompressed output data (whic...

CVE-2021-37136 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by RLSA-2022:8506, released November 16, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0591
93rd percentile

The Bzip2 decompression decoder function doesn't allow setting sizerestrictions on the decompressed output data (which affects the allocationsize used during decompression). All users of Bzip2Decoder are affected.The malicious input can trigger an OOME and so a DoS attack

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libdb · rocky 8 0:5.3.28-42.el8_4 RLSA-2022:8506 Nov 16, 2022
libnetty-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm2 libnetty-java 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm2 Dec 12, 2022
libnetty-java · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libnetty-java 1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 12, 2022
libnetty-java · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 libnetty-java 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 Dec 12, 2022
libnetty-java · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 4.1.48-6 libnetty-java 4.1.48-6 Jan 16, 2026
libnetty-java · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 4.1.48-6 libnetty-java 4.1.48-6 Jan 16, 2026
netty · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u1 DSA-5316-1 Jan 11, 2023

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